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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. Who did Philothei have say he had found Ibrahim in the rocks in Chapter 47?

2. Who is Father Kristoforos's wife?

3. What is the name of Leyla's cat?

4. What does Philothei describe Ibrahim licking off her hand in Chapter 35?

5. Who was the beggar that Philothei describes giving alms to in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrative of Chapter 19 related? What is the chapter about?

2. How is Pamuk described and how did Rustem Bey feel about her?

3. What is the status of the war when Mustafa Kemal reaches Istanbul in Chapter 46?

4. What shocked the narrator in the end of Chapter 22?

5. How did Philothei find Ibrahim in Chapter 47? Where was he?

6. How is Mustafa Kemal's education described?

7. How was Ibrahim rescued in Chapter 47?

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

9. What did Rustem Bey ask Abdulhamid in Chapter 48? What did Abdulhamid respond?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of setting in Birds Without Wings. How does the main setting of Eskibahçe change from the beginning of the novel to its end? What symbolism can be seen in this setting? How does this setting relate to themes in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing and red herrings in Birds Without Wings. What foreshadowing is established immediately from the first chapter? Are red herrings employed? What purpose does each example serve?

Essay Topic 3

Mustafa Kemal is a real historical figure that is characterized in Birds Without Wings. Discuss the characterization of Mustafa Kemal. What are his main objectives? What obstacles does he face? What happens to him in the course of the story?

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