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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Dosoula's husband?

2. Where is Mustafa Kemal living in Chapter 49?

3. Iskander says in Chapter 1 that he is a potter but is also renowned as a maker of what?

4. What is the title of Chapter 1?

5. What did women wear over their faces at the time of Philothei's birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Tamara taken after she recovered? Why?

2. How is the narrative of Chapter 22 related? How is this denoted?

3. How did Karatavuk and Mehmetçik come to be called such? What are their real names?

4. Who is the narrator of Chapter 45? Who is the chapter about?

5. What event is described by Philothei in Chapter 29?

6. Describe the narrative perspective in Chapter 8. How is it denoted?

7. How is the narrative related in Chapter 7?

8. How is the narrative style of Chapter 2 established?

9. Who was Mustafa Kemal in real life?

10. How is the narrative related in Chapter 27?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different birds that are highlighted in Birds Without Wings. What characters are associated with birds and what kind of birds are they associated with? What do birds represent on the whole? What do the varieties of birds mean?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the character called the Dog in the novel. Where does the Dog live? How is he regarded by the community? When does he appear and why?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the characters of Polyxeni and Ayse. How would you describe the relationship between these characters? How are they alike? How are they different? What is the fate of each?

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