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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. What does Shekure say must happen before she will sleep with Black?
(a) The murderer must be caught.
(b) Enishte must be buried.
(c) Her boys must be grown.
(d) He must finish the book.

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

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

4. How long are Black and his partner given to examine the clues?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 3 days.

5. Who does Black have to work with to solve the murder?
(a) Shekure.
(b) Master Osman.
(c) Hasan.
(d) Sultan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esther do while Black and his men attack the house?

2. Why does Black accuse Butterfly of betraying Master Osman?

3. What is the daughter in the parable known for in the story Master Osman tells Black?

4. What does Master Osman do until the Sultan arrives?

5. Where does Osman believe that the horse that was drawn come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the pageboy lead Master Osman?

2. How does Shekure react to Black after she dreams about her father?

3. What is Butterfly disappointed about and what is he excited about?

4. What do Black, Master Osman and the dwarf do while they are locked in the Inner Treasury?

5. What does the Head Treasurer apologize for?

6. What does the Commander of the Imperial Guard do to Black?

7. What does Butterfly explain while Black searches for the illustrations?

8. What returns for the funeral and how is it described?

9. Why can't Master Osman give his full attention to the task of looking for the illustrations?

10. What do Black and the other artists do to the murderer?

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