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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concerns the murder the most?
(a) The judgment of his friends.
(b) The punishment for killing Elegant.
(c) The sin of the illustrations.
(d) Retribution from Black.

2. What does Enishte ask Black to investigate?
(a) Shekure's husband's whereabouts.
(b) What happened to Orhan.
(c) How he can increase his profits.
(d) Elegant's disappearance.

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

4. How has Hasan ruined his chances with Shekure?
(a) He has confessed his plan to Black.
(b) He has treated her badly.
(c) He murdered his brother.
(d) He refuses to let her leave her room.

5. What makes Black suspicious about all three artists?
(a) The quality of their illustrations.
(b) Their nervous habits.
(c) The use of the color red.
(d) The way they avoid answering the question.

6. Why did Black and his brother bribe the judge?
(a) To get the proxy who gives the divorce easily.
(b) To secretly bury Enishte's body.
(c) To perform the ceremony so quickly.
(d) To cover up Enishte's death.

7. Why doesn't Enishte want his daughter to leave?
(a) He realizes she is not safe.
(b) He believes she should wait for her husband to return.
(c) He doesn't think anyone is good enough for his daughter.
(d) He wants her to take care of him.

8. What does Esther tell Shekure when she gives him the two letters?
(a) Black is very much in love with her.
(b) She doesn't want to be the messenger anymore.
(c) She thinks Shekure should run away soon.
(d) Hasan is dangerous and should be avoided.

9. What does Black think the story he writes for the strange illustrations will win him?
(a) Elegant's murderer.
(b) Eternal life.
(c) Shekure.
(d) Sultan.

10. Why doesn't Shekure respond to Hasan's threats?
(a) She doesn't want t encourage him.
(b) She doesn't fear him.
(c) She doesn't have time before she has to leave.
(d) She doesn't know what to say.

11. Why do Shevket and Orhan want to observe Black?
(a) He is well known as a writer.
(b) He is kind to both of them.
(c) He will find Elegant's killer.
(d) He may become their father.

12. How many suitors does Shekure have?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

13. Which illustration is Enishte having a hard time completing?
(a) The final one.
(b) The one of himself.
(c) The most important one.
(d) The first one.

14. What topics do Hasan and Esther gossip about?
(a) Black and Shekure and the book.
(b) The book and Black.
(c) The book and the murder.
(d) The Sultan and Black.

15. Where does Shekure drag her father's body?
(a) To his workshop with the blue door.
(b) To the summer painting room.
(c) To her own room.
(d) To the outhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stork answer the question?

2. How does Enishte describe Master Osman?

3. Why does Black try to keep the wedding secret?

4. What signals Esther that Shekure wants her to leave?

5. What does Stork say that illustrating with skill is the only way to escape?

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