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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 does Black have to work with to solve the murder?

2. What is unique about the missing illustration?

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

4. Why does the murderer go to the dervish lodge?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Esther feel about the funeral?

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

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

6. What does the Head Treasurer apologize for?

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

8. What does Esther tell Black?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose of including the information about the next Sultan's smashing the clock? Do you think this was important to include in the novel? 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 Butterfly's logic to including the color red in his illustrations? Why do you think the masters would not include a dog in the illustrations? Do you agree with this thinking? Why or why not?

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