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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has Black spent the last twelve years of his life?
(a) Hunting for fugitives and murderers.
(b) Traveling across Persia doing work.
(c) Selling pickles at a local market.
(d) Telling stories to any people that will come.

2. How has Hasan ruined his chances with Shekure?
(a) He refuses to let her leave her room.
(b) He murdered his brother.
(c) He has confessed his plan to Black.
(d) He has treated her badly.

3. What does the murderer pick up before he confesses his crime?
(a) An ink pot.
(b) A copy of the book.
(c) A rope.
(d) A large and heavy stone

4. Where does the murderer go when he feels restless and goes for a walk?
(a) To spy on Black.
(b) To a dervish lodge.
(c) To visit with Enishte.
(d) To the Sultan's home.

5. What does Enishte ask Black to investigate?
(a) How he can increase his profits.
(b) Shekure's husband's whereabouts.
(c) What happened to Orhan.
(d) Elegant's disappearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shekure waiting for?

2. How many suitors does Shekure have?

3. How many stages does Enishte indicate there are for the love of art by its patrons?

4. How does Shekure disguise the names in the picture that Black gave her?

5. Where does Shekure want people to think she went when she leaves the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shekure suspect Esther is doing and how does she propose to deal with it?

2. What premise does Hayriye give for leaving and what does Orhan know about the real reason?

3. What does Elegant encourage the faithful to do and how does he do this?

4. What story does the murderer tell Enishte instead of telling him his agenda?

5. Why is the proxy judge tense for a moment before granting the divorce?

6. What happens before Olive can show Black any of the specific illustrations?

7. What happens when Enishte meets up with Butterfly and what description could be used for Butterfly?

8. What does Enishte tell the murderer is the third stage of patronage of the arts?

9. What did Black spend the past twelve years doing and how did he support himself?

10. What does Shekure give Black and yet still insist upon before they can be together?

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