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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about the missing illustration?
(a) It contains most of the gold leaf requisitioned.
(b) It was not completed.
(c) It will embarrass the Sultan.
(d) It will reveal too many details about the Sultan's life.

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

3. Who tells Black that Hasan is not home?
(a) Shevket.
(b) Esther.
(c) A blind beggar.
(d) Chelebi.

4. What is Esther curious about?
(a) What will happen to Black.
(b) What will happen between her and Hayriye.
(c) What happened to the final illustration.
(d) The rumors about Enishte's death.

5. Who does Hasan believe murdered Eshite?
(a) Black.
(b) Sheyket.
(c) Shekure.
(d) No one.

6. Where is Master Osman summoned?
(a) To Enshite's home.
(b) Black's home.
(c) Head Treasurer.
(d) Hasan's home.

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

8. What does Black find in Olive's home?
(a) Elegant's drawing.
(b) Illustrations the storyteller had used.
(c) Drawings of the horse.
(d) Osman's possessions.

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

10. What does Esther do while Black and his men attack the house?
(a) Tries to convince Shekure to leave.
(b) Encourages Shekure to fight Black and his men.
(c) Takes Hasan's ruby-handled dagger.
(d) Hides with Shevket.

11. How does Master Osman feel when he finds Shah Tahmasp's Book of Kings?
(a) Angered.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Surprised.

12. When the door to the Treasury is opened to let Black and Master Osman go home for the night, what do they request?
(a) To consult with the Sultan.
(b) To bring in all of hte artists.
(c) To take a book home.
(d) To stay all night.

13. Which of the following characters escapes the coffeehouse raid?
(a) Butterfly.
(b) Black.
(c) Master Osman.
(d) Stork.

14. What was the second story that the murderer told about?
(a) Seeing God's vision without going blind.
(b) Satan's place and duties in God's plan.
(c) Illustrations appearing in other newer books.
(d) Illustrations being destroyed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Esther have Black stop the attack and Orhan open the door?

2. Why can't Black and the dwarf share Osman's joy about the books they are examining?

3. Who does Black prepare to arrange the murder to?

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

5. What does Shekure say must happen before she will sleep with Black?

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