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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the murderer want Enishte to show him?
(a) The stories that Black has written.
(b) The letters from his daughter to Black.
(c) The final illustration.
(d) What the book looks like so far.

3. Who do Esther and Black talk about?
(a) Shekure.
(b) Olive.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Master Osman.

4. What does Esther do before she takes Black's letter to Shekure?
(a) She goes to the funeral services for Elegant.
(b) She talks to Master Osman.
(c) She stops for nightly prayers.
(d) She visits Hasan.

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

6. In what time period was this story set?
(a) Late 16th century.
(b) Late 18th century.
(c) Early 17th century.
(d) Early 15th century.

7. In what language was this novel originally written?
(a) Turkish.
(b) English.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Egyptian.

8. Who does the murderer think about killing next?
(a) Himself.
(b) Black.
(c) Shekure.
(d) Enishte.

9. How many stages does Enishte indicate there are for the love of art by its patrons?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

10. Why does Enishte say that Black is finishing the book?
(a) Because of the murder.
(b) Because he will marry his daughter.
(c) Because he is the best illustrator.
(d) Because he doesn't trust anyone else.

11. What does Elegant say has to happen before he can view the wonders of Heaven?
(a) His body must be properly buried.
(b) He must right his own wrongs.
(c) His murderer must be brought to justice.
(d) He must seek revenge.

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

13. Where does Black want Shekure to meet him?
(a) Where Elegant was murdered.
(b) In the house of the hanged Jew.
(c) In her father's work studio.
(d) At the outhouse.

14. What does Black see when he looks back at the house near the pomegranate tree?
(a) Enishte watching him carefully.
(b) Children watching him ride away.
(c) His lost love's face.
(d) Elegant's murderer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shekure waiting for?

2. What does Enishte tell Black that the Sultan wants to regain?

3. What does Enishte ask Black to investigate?

4. Where does Enishte say they have been doing most of their work?

5. When the storyteller switches to talking about the tree why does he explain that completing the book has become complicated?

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