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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Assistant Chief of Police in Ka's hometown?
(a) Turgut Bey.
(b) Orhan Bey.
(c) Kasim Bey.
(d) Ipek.

2. How many letters does Nacip give to Ka for him to deliver to the woman he loves?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. Who does Ipek bring Ka a letter from when she comes to tell him the director's condition has worsened?
(a) Ohan Bey.
(b) Kadife.
(c) Saadettin Cevher.
(d) Sunay Zaim.

4. What does Ka hurry to his hotel to do after seeing Necip for the first time in the book?
(a) Read.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Write.
(d) Eat.

5. What is the name of the friend that Muhtar admits is the Westernized, self-possessed individual he always wanted to be?
(a) Necip.
(b) Orhan.
(c) Fahir.
(d) Fazil.

6. What is the name of the intelligence agency that has been receiving threats on the director of the Institute of Education?
(a) RUF.
(b) SIT.
(c) MIT.
(d) PUR.

7. What poet does Ka tell Sunay that he and Muhtar both read when he says he must have grown up on Western films?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) Boudelaire.
(d) E.E. Cummings.

8. What is Ka consumed by after being taken into the police station for the first time in the book?
(a) Fear.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Anger.

9. What does Ka become at first during his meeting with Ipek before composing himself?
(a) Silly.
(b) Tongue tied.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

10. What is the name of Ka's friend whom he runs into after leaving his first meeting with Blue?
(a) Fazil.
(b) Rustem.
(c) Fahir.
(d) Necip.

11. What is the name of the girl whose suicide is discussed at dinner by Hande?
(a) Hicran.
(b) Teslime.
(c) Zahide.
(d) Hande.

12. What does Ka realize has happened to Muhtar but not to him after they are taken in by police for questioning?
(a) He was tortured.
(b) His clothes were taken.
(c) He was beaten.
(d) He was fed.

13. Who does Ka realize now occupies a former tailor shop that was once a mansion in town?
(a) Sunay Zaim.
(b) Fahir.
(c) Turgut Bey.
(d) Blue.

14. What is the name of the girl that Necip tells Ka he is in love with who was a model, but now wears headscarves?
(a) Ipek.
(b) Kadife.
(c) Hande.
(d) Hicran.

15. What is the name of the café Ka stops at to get directions, but stops to listen to a sheik?
(a) The Green Pastures Café.
(b) The Teahouse.
(c) The Snow Palace Cafe.
(d) The New Life Pastry Shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents the horse and carriage taking Kadife and Turgut to a meeting with Blue from leaving right away?

2. Why does Funda tell Sunay that Ka is emotional when he becomes angry at him after they argue about Westernization?

3. What is the name of the town in Turkey that Ka is from?

4. Who does Blue believe has sent Ka to be used for a purpose to him?

5. What is the name of the place where Ka and Kadife see many students and unemployed people waiting for the theater performance?

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