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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing that Shekure says she thinks about in her letter?

2. What is in Hasan's letter to Shekure?

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

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

5. Where is the soul of Elegant as the story opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shekure feel about Black?

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

3. What are the illustration techniques a blend of?

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

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

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

7. How does the Imam respond to Black's request about where to testify?

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

9. How does Esther feel when she leaves Hasan's house and why does she feel this way?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Shekure's feelings develop over the course of the book? Why do you think they change? Do you think you would have acted the same? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What insight does this novel provide about the afterlife in this religion? How does it compare to your own beliefs about the afterlife?

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of red in the novel? What descriptors would us use to describe red? Why did you choose those descriptors?

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