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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 did Kiki sell in Istanbul in order to survive?

2. What does Lynette tell Monika she would do if she had more money?

3. How did Dieter meet Gisela?

4. What is Monika's job?

5. How had Kiki reacted when Osman cut his hand and bled on a tablecloth on the farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Kiki feel about working on Osman's family's farm?

2. What eventually causes Dieter to break off his relationship with Steffi?

3. How are things between Julian and Monika when Monika returns from Germany?

4. What is the relationship between Monika and Lynette?

5. What does Dieter come across in the museum at the Met in New York City that he recognizes from years earlier?

6. Why is Julian, Monika's husband, touchy and moody in Chapter 7?

7. When Kiki does leave Osman's farm, what does she do back in Istanbul at first?

8. In what way does Bruno say he can help Monika and Julian?

9. Why are the three Germans so impressed with the clay tablet they come across at the archaeological site they visit in their travels across Turkey?

10. What does Kiki do with her last two rugs from Emir after she gets to New York City?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of all the sections in the book, why do you think Silber chooses to write only Reyna's sections from the first-person point of view? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining what Reyna's act of generosity in sending a significant amount of money to Lynette anonymously reveals about her evolution as a character from the beginning of the novel to the end, citing specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how struggling with addiction creates a type of bond between Teddy and his stepdaughter, April. What are the subjects of some of the discussions Teddy and April have, and how do each of their struggles with addiction seem to affect their attitudes about God?

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