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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What newspaper does Muhtar tell Ka wrote an unfavorable article about him?
(a) The Turkish Examiner.
(b) The Life Paper.
(c) The Border City Gazette.
(d) The Gazelle.

2. What is the name of the poem that Ka writes in hopes of making himself feel better, but all he feels is a crushing pain?
(a) "Dog".
(b) "Hidden Symmetry".
(c) "Privations and Difficulties".
(d) "The Place Where the World Ends".

3. What are some people trying to do during Blue's meeting, but he prevents it?
(a) Trying to pull guns.
(b) Trying to leave.
(c) Trying to undress.
(d) Trying to talk.

4. Who is not waiting for Orhan at the train station when he leaves Kars?
(a) Fazil.
(b) Turgut Bey.
(c) Rustem.
(d) Serdar Bey.

5. What is the name of the poem Ka writes after he meets with Fazil?
(a) "Hidden Symmetry".
(b) "Dog".
(c) "To Be Shot and Killed".
(d) "All Humanity and the Stars".

6. What do Ka and Ipek talk about just after they make love?
(a) A shirt.
(b) A watch.
(c) A record.
(d) A bracelet.

7. What does the weather bureau announce is likely to reopen as a sign of the theatre troupe moving out of town?
(a) The stores.
(b) The roads.
(c) The restaurants.
(d) The churches.

8. What color is the evening dress that Ipek is wearing the last time Ka sees her?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

9. Where do Ipek and Ka discuss getting married before moving to Germany?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Tokart.
(c) Ankara.
(d) Erzurum.

10. Which of the following descriptions is not given to Orhan to describe Ka when he comes to investigate him in Kars?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Pasty face.
(c) Unkempt hair.
(d) Happy.

11. What is Ka finishing when Ipek comes to tell him that she will go to Germany with him?
(a) Dinner.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) Packing.
(d) A drink.

12. What is the name of the poem that Orhan envisioned at Ka's old dormitory that originated from Necip's story?
(a) "The Place Where God Does Not Exist".
(b) "The Chocolate Box".
(c) "To Be Shot and Killed".
(d) "Hidden Symmetry".

13. How many days do Ipek and Turgut have to wait to speak with Kadife in prison?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

14. What kind of necklace does Ohan remember Ipek wearing when he visited her in Kars?
(a) Emerald.
(b) Jade.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Ruby.

15. Who does Z Demirkol tell Ka has been Blue's mistress for years?
(a) Kadife.
(b) Hande.
(c) Ipek.
(d) Hircan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ka punched after he is shoved into a car while walking on the street from visiting Blue?

2. What is the title of the eighteenth poem that Ka wrote?

3. What do Ipek and Turgut warn Kadife not to do when she goes onstage for the play?

4. Who is Ka surprised to see open the door for him when he goes to see Blue at a hotel with Fazil?

5. What does Ipek wish to show Ka after he confronts her about her affair with Blue?

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