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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. Who does Enishte want to write the stories that will go along with the illustrations?
(a) Sultan.
(b) Black.
(c) Shekure.
(d) Elegant.

2. Where does the murderer head next?
(a) To the place where he killed Elegant.
(b) To talk to Hassan.
(c) To Enishte's home.
(d) To spy on Black and Shekure.

3. What signals Esther that Shekure wants her to leave?
(a) Her silence.
(b) Her summons to take another letter.
(c) Her tears.
(d) Her orders.

4. Where does Shekure find her father's body?
(a) In his workshop.
(b) In her room.
(c) Outside on the lawn.
(d) Lying on the porch.

5. How does Enishte describe Master Osman?
(a) Deaf and dumb.
(b) Blind and senile.
(c) Blind and deaf.
(d) Senile and dumb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the murder of the soul of Elegant?

2. What makes Black suspicious about all three artists?

3. Where does Black go to start his investigation?

4. In addition to the Book of Festivities, what does the Sultan know the others are working on?

5. Who is Sheikh Muhammad of Isfahan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the letter to Black say?

2. What does Elegant believe about his death and what does he warn about?

3. What happens when Shevket corners Black outside the outhouse?

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

5. What is a brief history of the secret book and what does Enishte think about the portraits?

6. What does Elegant think his friends and family are thinking he is doing?

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

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

9. What is Esther's first stop before delivering Black's letter to Shekure and what is the tone of Black's letter?

10. What does Shekure request must happen before she will marry him and how does Black ensure it happens?

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