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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 unique about the missing illustration?

2. What does Hasan threaten when he comes to Shekure's home?

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

4. What regrets does Master Osman have about his own workshop after looking at Bihzad's work?

5. When the door to the Treasury is opened to let Black and Master Osman go home for the night, what do they request?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where does the pageboy lead Master Osman?

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

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

9. How does Shekure react to Black after she dreams about her father?

10. What does Esther tell Black?

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

Master Osman looks forward to becoming blind and dying as gifts from God. Do the other characters in the novel feel the same way? How do you feel about this belief? Why do you feel that way?

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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