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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 does Shekure disguise the names in the picture that Black gave her?
(a) She turns them into flowers.
(b) She erases them.
(c) She turns them into the name of herself and her husband.
(d) She scribbles them out.

2. Why did Black and his brother bribe the judge?
(a) To secretly bury Enishte's body.
(b) To cover up Enishte's death.
(c) To get the proxy who gives the divorce easily.
(d) To perform the ceremony so quickly.

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

4. What concerns the murder the most?
(a) The judgment of his friends.
(b) The punishment for killing Elegant.
(c) The sin of the illustrations.
(d) Retribution from Black.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shekure drag her father's body?

2. Who is spying on Black?

3. What does Elegant want his family to do when they find his murderer?

4. How does Olive answer the question?

5. What does the pickle seller complain about to Black?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after Orhan sees Black?

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

4. What does Shekure tell the boys to do and when they don't immediately want to listen what does she tell them?

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

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

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

8. What does Esther believe about the letter that she has just delivered to Black and how does she explain her reasoning?

9. What does Orhan recount that Enishte and Black discussed in regard to Elegant and the cause of his murder?

10. What is Esther's opinion of young maidens and romance?

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