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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevents the horse and carriage taking Kadife and Turgut to a meeting with Blue from leaving right away?
(a) The maid brings something to them.
(b) Another man gets in the carriage.
(c) The wheels are changed.
(d) The horse is changed.

2. Who does Blue believe has sent Ka to be used for a purpose to him?
(a) Kadife.
(b) Necip.
(c) God.
(d) Fazil.

3. Where does Sunay's Communist accomplice and his two thugs go, and then tie up the manager for not letting them inside?
(a) The teahouse.
(b) The stationary store.
(c) The telephone office.
(d) The National Theatre.

4. What political party did Ipek's father once belong to?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Communist.
(c) Islamist.
(d) Republican.

5. Which of the following things is not mentioned as being one of Ka's daily habits while living in Germany?
(a) Stopping at the cafe.
(b) Stopping at the grocery store.
(c) Going to the library.
(d) Robbing stores.

6. What is the name of the soap opera that Turgut and Ipek watch together?
(a) Jane.
(b) Marianna.
(c) Carolina.
(d) Sue.

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

8. What is the name of Ipek's younger sister?
(a) Kadife.
(b) Hicran.
(c) Funda.
(d) Hande.

9. How many years had Ka been away from Turkey when he returns at the beginning of the book?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

10. What is the name of the former Communist and writer who was onstage with Sunay during the play?
(a) Sunay Zaim.
(b) Ferhat.
(c) Turgut Bey.
(d) Z Demirkol.

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

12. What is the name of the beautiful divorcee that Ka runs into after leaving his hotel to meet with the Border City Gazette?
(a) Kadife.
(b) Ipek.
(c) Iris.
(d) Funda.

13. What is the name of the poem Ka writes after asking Ipek repeatedly to go to bed with him?
(a) "The Night of the Revolution".
(b) "The Staircase".
(c) "Snow".
(d) "The Chocolate Box".

14. Which of the following words does Ka not use to describe Kars before reading his poem at the National Theater?
(a) Sad.
(b) Desolate.
(c) Poor.
(d) Beautiful.

15. Which of the following places does Ipek not tell Ka was raided after the revolution at the theater?
(a) Hostels.
(b) Religious high schools.
(c) Hotels.
(d) Party headquarters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the girl that Necip tells Ka he is in love with who was a model, but now wears headscarves?

3. Who does the director claim he is under orders from to ban local women from wearing their head scarves when questioned by a man in the book?

4. Which of the following scenes is not on the posters and wall clippings at a tea house visited by Ka to write the poem "Hidden Symmetry"?

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

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