2. What does the murderer plan to do next?
(a) Go and turn himself in to the Head Treasurer.
(b) Answer a summons to work on an important book.
(c) To leave and hide somewhere until he can escape.
(d) Kill all of the poeple who have just found out what he did.

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

4. What does Olive show Black and Stork to try and gain their favor?
(a) Hidden treasure of coins.
(b) His prayer robe.
(c) His sword and armor.
(d) The illustrations that he has done in private.

5. How does Master Osman think of his miniaturists?
(a) As if they are guilty.
(b) As if they are his children.
(c) As if they are above the law.
(d) As if they have disappointed him greatly.

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

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

8. Why does Butterfly go into the room where his wife is hiding?
(a) To say goodbye.
(b) To get his sword.
(c) To bring out the drawings.
(d) To prove he did not draw the horse.

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

10. Why does the murderer tell his companions at the coffeehouse two stories?
(a) To spy on his fellow artists.
(b) To hear their point-of-view on the story.
(c) To cover up his crimes.
(d) To ease his loneliness.

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

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

13. Which of the following characters is the murderer?
(a) Olive.
(b) Butterfly.
(c) Black.
(d) Stork.

14. What is the daughter in the parable known for in the story Master Osman tells Black?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her desire to win.
(c) Her brains.
(d) Her humor.

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