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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 53-54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Black and Master Osman find when they examine the horses drawn for the contest?
(a) Osman could no longer see and had gone blind.
(b) No one seemed to follow the directions.
(c) They are of a much poorer quality than the other drawings.
(d) None have the strange nostrils.

2. What does Master Osman sense as he is looking at the work of Bihzad?
(a) That he will soon go blind.
(b) That he knows who the murderer is.
(c) That Black has found the answer.
(d) That Elegant's spirit has returned.

3. What happens when Black returns from the funeral?
(a) A page summons him to the Head Treasurer.
(b) A royal page summons him to the palace.
(c) Shekure tells him she wants a divorce.
(d) Master Osman is waiting for him.

4. How does Shekure's father respond to her inquiry about the meeting between him and Black?
(a) He surprises her by saying he wants her to marry him.
(b) He acts as if he doesn't understand what she is asking.
(c) He denies there is a meeting.
(d) He makes light of the meeting.

5. What does Enishte hope to share with Black?
(a) Love of books.
(b) Wisdom from the ages.
(c) Secrets to book illustrating.
(d) Spiritual awareness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Enishte realize about one of the masters?

2. What does Hasan threaten when he comes to Shekure's home?

3. What does Master Osman do until the Sultan arrives?

4. Where does Shekure drag her father's body?

5. How do Hayriye and Shekure announce Enishte's death to the neighborhood?

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