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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 was one of the ways Teddy almost died in his youth?

2. How did Steffi tell Kiki she could find them again if she wanted to join them traveling?

3. What was Pat's husband's name?

4. What was one thing that Kiki had hated doing on Osman's farm?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Kiki and Osman's family treat the three Germans who stop at the farm in 1977?

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

3. What is Steffi's role as she travels around Turkey buying artifacts with Dieter and Bruno?

4. Why is Kiki tempted to accept the Germans' offer to travel with them around Turkey for a while?

5. 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?

6. Towards the end of their travels in Turkey, what does Bruno suggest doing to Steffi that shocks Dieter?

7. How does Monika respond when Bruno tells her Steffi could use some money?

8. Why does Monika have to make a hasty trip to Germany in Chapter 7?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the power dynamics of Reyna's relationship with Boyd. How does Boyd react when Reyna changes her mind about driving from New York to Virginia at the last minute?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing why Dieter's brief meeting with Kiki seems to have made such an impression on him, to the point that after spending only one platonic night with her in the seventies, he thinks of her at length decades later when he sees an artifact in a New York City museum.

Essay Topic 3

How does Darisse's path forward after Claude's disappearance embody the theme of "improvement" and redemption? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific examples from the text.

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