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

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

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

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

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

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) His clothes were taken.
(c) He was beaten.
(d) He was tortured.

7. What is the name of Funda's husband?
(a) Blue.
(b) Sunay Zaim.
(c) Surab.
(d) Rustem.

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

9. Where does Nacip have Ka meet him to give him the love letters he wishes for him to deliver?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) A bedroom.
(d) A closet.

10. What is the name of the town in Turkey that Ka is from?
(a) Kia.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Kars.
(d) Erzurum.

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

12. What does a man do to Ka immediately after answering the door where Ka first goes to visit Blue?
(a) Kisses him.
(b) Hugs him.
(c) Beats him.
(d) Frisks him.

13. What is the name of the woman who performs "My Fatherland or My Head Scarf" in the book?
(a) Fahir.
(b) Kadife.
(c) Funda Eser.
(d) Ipek.

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

15. 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) Robbing stores.
(d) Going to the library.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours does Ka sleep the night of the revolution at the theater?

2. How does Ka die?

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

4. Who does Ipek bring Ka a letter from when she comes to tell him the director's condition has worsened?

5. 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"?

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