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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. Which of the following characters is the murderer?

2. Who does Hasan believe murdered Eshite?

3. Why does Esther have Black stop the attack and Orhan open the door?

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

5. Who tells Black that Hasan is not home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Head Treasurer apologize for?

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

3. What do Butterfly and Black find when they enter the coffeehouse?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What stories does Master Osman tell and what is his purpose in looking at the books?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What was the purpose of the storyteller and their stories throughout the novel? Do you believe these inclusions were important or not important to the overall work? Why do you feel that way?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think was the purpose of the horse that was so realistically drawn that the other horse wanted to mount it? How does this add to the theme of idolatry? How does this play into the discussion of realistic pictures?

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