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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Black believe there is rioting at the Sultan's palace?
(a) Because there is not enough food to feed the people.
(b) Because the value of money has declined.
(c) Because the Sultan has murdered people.
(d) Because so many people are disappearing.

2. How does Shekure answer Esther's probing questions about what Black wrote?
(a) That she is married and waiting for her husband.
(b) That she knows Esther already read the letter.
(c) That he writes of his love for her.
(d) That it is none of Esther's business.

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

4. What does Shevket bring back to Black?
(a) A dead cat.
(b) A new letter from Shekure.
(c) An illustration that Shekure completed.
(d) A blank perfumed paper.

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

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

7. What does Enishte tell Black that the Sultan wants to regain?
(a) The trust of those that are miniatures.
(b) Management of the money and inflation.
(c) Control over his people.
(d) The style of the Franks.

8. What do Enishte and the murderer talk about in regard to their art?
(a) Whether it is blasphemous.
(b) Whether it is good enough.
(c) Whether they will ever finish it.
(d) Whether or not Black will help them finish it.

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

10. Why does Black try to keep the wedding secret?
(a) So Shekure will not be shamed.
(b) To make it happen before others realize Enishte is dead.
(c) To get things done more quickly.
(d) To protect them from Hasan and his men.

11. Where does Shekure find her father's body?
(a) Lying on the porch.
(b) In his workshop.
(c) Outside on the lawn.
(d) In her room.

12. What does Hayriye bring to Black?
(a) A letter from Enishte.
(b) The final picture for the story.
(c) A letter from Sheket.
(d) Another letter from Shekure.

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

14. Who does the Sultan plan to offer the secret book to?
(a) Venetians.
(b) Miniatures.
(c) Shevket.
(d) Enishte.

15. Why is Black actually asking the miniaturists Master Osman's questions?
(a) To steal secrets to improve his own skill level.
(b) To hear different points of view.
(c) To look for clues for Elegant's disappearance.
(d) To give him an excuse to be in the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing that Shekure says she thinks about in her letter?

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

3. Who is Enishte?

4. Why does Hayriye air out the house?

5. What is in Hasan's letter to Shekure?

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