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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 does Black find in Olive's home?

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

3. What does Shekure ask Black to do in regard to her boys?

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

5. What does Esther bring to Shekure?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Black take Shekure, Hayriye and Esther?

3. What does the Head Treasurer apologize for?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways do the actions of the characters symbolize the progressive style of art? Do you think this was intentional on the part of the author? If so, why? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How did Olive escape from the other artists? Do you think they tried with all of their best skills to stop him? Why or why not?

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