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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Master Osman working on?
(a) Secret Book.
(b) Book of Festivities.
(c) The funeral arrangements.
(d) A wedding surprise.

2. Why does the murderer go to the dervish lodge?
(a) To look at the illustration he has hidden there.
(b) Ritual cleaning.
(c) To ponder what to do next.
(d) For dinner.

3. What does Esther look for between the two murders?
(a) People that were there.
(b) Differences.
(c) Officials that were solving it.
(d) Similarities.

4. What plans do the three officials make?
(a) To deny the death of Enishte.
(b) To trap the murderer.
(c) To search for the missing illustrations.
(d) To dissolve Black's marriage.

5. What does Esther bring to Shekure?
(a) Condolences from Black.
(b) The last illustration.
(c) A gift for her boys.
(d) A letter from Hasan.

6. How long has Black been back in Istanbul?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

7. What does Black threaten Butterfly with?
(a) A daggar.
(b) Turning him over to the Head Treasurer.
(c) Blinding him with the plume.
(d) Telling his wife that he is the murderer.

8. Where does Osman believe that the horse that was drawn come from?
(a) A person who is pretending to be the artist.
(b) His unrestricted beliefs.
(c) The Sultan's private collection.
(d) The artist's past.

9. What did Enishte's murderer steal from the house?
(a) The final illustration.
(b) Nothing.
(c) All of the illustrations for the book.
(d) All of the money in the house.

10. Who does Black have to work with to solve the murder?
(a) Hasan.
(b) Shekure.
(c) Master Osman.
(d) Sultan.

11. What does the murderer suggest they do with Master Osman?
(a) Kill him before he turns them in.
(b) Talk to the Sultan about how cruel he is.
(c) Take the illustrations and coins and leave.
(d) Blame him for all of the deaths.

12. Why does Esther have Black stop the attack and Orhan open the door?
(a) She wants Black to protect her.
(b) She is afraid of Black.
(c) Shekure has told her to open the door.
(d) She fears revenge from Hasan.

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

14. What does Kalbiye give to Esther?
(a) The name of Elegant's murderer.
(b) The illustrations Elegant had on him when he died.
(c) A letter for Shekure.
(d) Proof that Black is innocent.

15. How long are Black and his partner given to examine the clues?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Black send Esther to go and get before he heads to Hasan's home?

2. Which of the following characters is the murderer?

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

4. Who does Hasan believe murdered Eshite?

5. What is Esther curious about?

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