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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ka's research on snowflakes inspired by, according to Orhan?
(a) The Koran.
(b) His family.
(c) God.
(d) Bacon's tree of knowledge.

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

3. What does Ipek wish to show Ka after he confronts her about her affair with Blue?
(a) The things she packed for Germany.
(b) Dinner she made him.
(c) Her speech.
(d) A book.

4. What is the name of the play that the acting troupe is putting on the day after Blue's meeting at Hotel Asia?
(a) The Day of Doom.
(b) The French Invasion.
(c) The Spanish Tragedy.
(d) The Last Hoorah.

5. Who is Ka astonished to see come in to have a meal after arriving at Sunay's with Kadife's statement?
(a) Sunay.
(b) Orhan Bey.
(c) Serdar Bey.
(d) Turgut Bey.

6. What does Ka tell Blue that he wishes to preserve for himself to explain why he wanted to help Blue in prison?
(a) His good conscience.
(b) His own happiness.
(c) His wealth.
(d) His sanity.

7. Who does Sunay say must convince Kadife to act onstage with him in his final performance?
(a) Fazil.
(b) Ipek.
(c) Blue.
(d) Ka.

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

9. How many tea houses does Ka search for Blue on the insistence of Ipek and Kadife?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

10. What happens to Blue's secret meeting once everyone starts talking at once?
(a) It becomes exciting.
(b) It gets out of control.
(c) It is bombed.
(d) It ends early.

11. What does Ka hold in his pocket as he arrives to the National Theatre before Sunay's final play?
(a) A knife.
(b) A letter.
(c) A gun.
(d) His room key.

12. How does Muhtar tell Ka he avoided being arrested when they go to a tea house together?
(a) Feeding the hungry.
(b) Letting prisoners go.
(c) Setting a new date for the election.
(d) Giving money.

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

14. What is the name of the poem Ka writes after he is rudely turned away at Sunay's shop entrance?
(a) "To Be Shot and Killed".
(b) "Jealousy".
(c) "Dog".
(d) "Stars and their Friends".

15. What does Ka remember thinking the snow was when he was young?
(a) Cold.
(b) Scary.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Frightening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ka and Ipek talk about just after they make love?

2. Which of the following things does the article not say about Ka as a person, according to Muhtar?

3. What is the name of the colonel that Sunay is with when Ka returns with Kadife's agreement to perform in his play?

4. What kind of necklace does Ohan remember Ipek wearing when he visited her in Kars?

5. What happens onstage after Kadife kills Sunay?

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