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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 returns to Eskibahçe and demands that all Christians leave with him for Greece in Chapter 88?

2. What is revealed to be Leyla's real name in Chapter 90?

3. From what language is the word "agapi" that is used in Chapter 87?

4. Where does the new Sultan place Mustafa in Chapter 72?

5. What does "ilik" mean in Turkish?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Fikred described?

2. What did Rustem Bey give to Granitola in Chapter 83? Why?

3. How is the narrative of Chapter 93 related?

4. Why is Philothei distraught in Chapter 87?

5. What are Mustafa Kemal's circumstances in Chapter 68?

6. How is the narrative of Chapter 95 related?

7. How did Fikret die? What did he say when he died?

8. What happened to Philothei's body?

9. What are the circumstances in Eskibahçe in Chapter 70?

10. How is the narrative related in Chapter 62? How is this narrative style established?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of religion in Birds Without Wings. What are the predominant religions that are examined in the novel? How are they similar? How are they different? What characters turn against religion in the course of the narrative? Why?

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

Describe and analyze the plot structure of Birds Without Wings. What is the inciting incident of the narrative? Where does the climax occur? What does the reader learn in the falling action and denouement?

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