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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do Black and Master Osman find when they examine the horses drawn for the contest?
(a) Osman could no longer see and had gone blind.
(b) They are of a much poorer quality than the other drawings.
(c) No one seemed to follow the directions.
(d) None have the strange nostrils.

4. Who does Black prepare to arrange the murder to?
(a) Head treasurer.
(b) To the judge.
(c) To Hasan.
(d) To the Sultan.

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

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

7. Why can't Black and the dwarf share Osman's joy about the books they are examining?
(a) They don't appreciate art or history like he does.
(b) They are not sure what he is talking about.
(c) They are busy looking themselves.
(d) They think he is losing his mind.

8. What is the murderer drawing a picture of that he becomes frustrated with and erases before he leaves to wander around again?
(a) God's vision.
(b) Self-portrait.
(c) Master Osman.
(d) Horse.

9. Who does Black go to for help finding Shekure?
(a) Hasan.
(b) Esther.
(c) Hayriye.
(d) Shevket.

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

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

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

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

14. How does the Head Treasurer feel about Black's story?
(a) He holds him in custody.
(b) He believes him.
(c) He dissolves his marriage to Shekure.
(d) He hangs him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about the missing illustration?

2. What does Master Osman sense as he is looking at the work of Bihzad?

3. Who does Hasan believe murdered Eshite?

4. Which of the following characters accompanies Master Osman and Black into the Inner Treasury?

5. What is Esther curious about?

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