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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman who approaches Black after he leaves Enishte give to him?
(a) A book.
(b) A letter.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A coin.

2. Which of the following best describes the murder of the soul of Elegant?
(a) Atrocious.
(b) Relieving.
(c) Surprising.
(d) Betraying.

3. Where does Enishte say they have been doing most of their work?
(a) Near the Sultan's home.
(b) Workshop and homes of Master Osman.
(c) In the local coffee shops.
(d) In the studio behind his home.

4. What is the only thing that Shekure says she thinks about in her letter?
(a) What happened to Elegant.
(b) Her missing husband.
(c) The years Black has been away.
(d) What her father has said about her and Black.

5. When the storyteller switches to talking about the tree why does he explain that completing the book has become complicated?
(a) Because the librarian was murdered.
(b) Because the patron of the book is banished.
(c) Because paper has become difficult to find.
(d) Because the Sultan has declared it illegal to make books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Black believe there is rioting at the Sultan's palace?

2. Why does the murder draw pictures for the storyteller?

3. How has Hasan ruined his chances with Shekure?

4. In addition to the Book of Festivities, what does the Sultan know the others are working on?

5. Where is the soul of Elegant as the story opens?

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