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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) Ipek.
(b) Kasim Bey.
(c) Orhan Bey.
(d) Turgut Bey.

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

3. 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) Hicran.
(b) Kadife.
(c) Hande.
(d) Ipek.

4. Which of the following things does Ipek not serve Ka for breakfast the day after the revolution at the theater?
(a) Olives.
(b) Bread.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Cheese.

5. What does the woman who performed "My Fatherland or My Head Scarf" do with her headscarf during the performance?
(a) Ties it around her neck.
(b) Washes it.
(c) Tears it.
(d) Burns it.

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

7. What is Ka's name an abbreviation of?
(a) Kerim Alakusoglu.
(b) Orhan Bey.
(c) Sunay Zaim.
(d) Bey Fazil.

8. What is the name of the boy that is Necip's best friend and who goes to Ka?
(a) Fahir.
(b) Surab.
(c) Fazil.
(d) Rustem.

9. What does Muhtar say he made the mistake of putting pressure on his wife about that may have caused their divorce?
(a) For her to lose weight.
(b) For her to go to church.
(c) For her to have children.
(d) For her to wear a head scarf.

10. What is the name of the place where Ka and Kadife see many students and unemployed people waiting for the theater performance?
(a) The National Theater.
(b) The Green Pastures Cafe.
(c) Hotel Asia.
(d) The Teahouse.

11. Where does Ka ask to stop to write down a poem when being driven to another facility to identify the Director of Education's killer?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A teahouse.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A veternarian clinic.

12. Where does Ka pass by where he sees the head of the theatrical troupe sitting and drinking before their performance after leaving Kadife?
(a) A prison.
(b) A teahouse.
(c) A beer hall.
(d) A schoolhouse.

13. What kind of story does Necip tell Ka he wrote and that he summarizes for him?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Romance.
(d) Science fiction.

14. Where does Ka head to after leaving his meeting with Ipek when the Director of Education is killed?
(a) The stationary store.
(b) Hotel Asia.
(c) The National Theatre.
(d) The headquarters of the Prosperity Party.

15. What does Kadife do before checking Ka for a microphone during their secret meeting at a hotel?
(a) Pulls a gun on him.
(b) Hugs him.
(c) Kisses him.
(d) Cries with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sheik tell Ka is the first thing he needs to learn when they first talk in a café?

2. Who do Ka and Ipek realize they have both recently lost that seems to break the ice between them?

3. Where does Sunay tell Ka that he and Funda disappeared to before gradually making their way back as performers?

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

5. Which of the following things is not mentioned as being one of Ka's daily habits while living in Germany?

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