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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. Who comes to summon Master Osman?

2. What happens when Black returns from the funeral?

3. Which of the following characters accompanies Master Osman and Black into the Inner Treasury?

4. How long has Black been back in Istanbul?

5. How do Hayriye and Shekure announce Enishte's death to the neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What specifically about the portrait the king requested is life like and how is it told that it is life like?

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

3. What does Hasan threaten and what happens while they are arguing?

4. What does Black tell the clerk at the Head Treasurer's chamber and what does he think might happen if it doesn't go well?

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

6. What do Black and Master Osman do to help them figure out who drew all of the illustrations?

7. What realization do Black and the other artists come to as they reminisce?

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

9. How does Esther feel about the funeral?

10. Where does the pageboy lead Master Osman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Throughout the novel there is a continuous conflict between art as a representation of meaning and art for its own sake. Which side of this conflict do your beliefs fall that art should be? Why do you feel this way? Where do you think Black stands on this issue?

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