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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the café that Ka meets his friend Ipek at for the first time?
(a) The New Life Pastry Shop.
(b) The Asian Cafe.
(c) The Green Pastures Cafe.
(d) The Teahouse.

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

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

4. What is the name of Ipek's family maid?
(a) Funda.
(b) Zahide.
(c) Hande.
(d) Teslime.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following tribes is not mentioned to have influenced the Kars region according to Ka?

2. Where does Ka pass by where he sees the head of the theatrical troupe sitting and drinking before their performance after leaving Kadife?

3. 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?

4. Who does Sunay reveal is Blue's mistress and is the reason for him being in Kars?

5. What does Sunay tell Ka that most people are not enough of to understand a modern poem?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ipek describe the events of the night after the tragedy at the National Theater to Ka over breakfast?

2. What do Ka and Ipek discuss when they have their first meeting together at the New Life Pastry Shop?

3. What happens when Ka tells the announcer that he finds Kars very beautiful, very poor and very sad during his speech at the National Theatre?

4. What is the nature of Ka and Fazil's conversation when Fazil approaches him in the library?

5. What is the nature of Ipek and Ka's conversation when she comes to tell him the director's condition has worsened?

6. What is the nature of Ka's first meeting with Serdar Bey in the book?

7. How does Kadife react when Ka questions her about her feelings on suicide?

8. What do the police want Ka to do when they take him into the station in regards to the Director of Education's death?

9. How is the director of the Institute for Education killed?

10. How does Necip describe his short science fiction story to Ka?

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