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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the courtyard that Ka is taken to while hidden under a tarp with Kadife surrounded by?

2. What kind of nationalists does Ka continue to tell Blue he needs joint support of along with the ex-Communists?

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

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

5. What kind of store does Ka go to and photocopy Necip's letters to Kadife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the first time that Ka and Ipek make love described?

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

3. How does Muhtar explain how he came to learn the teachings of the Kurdish Sheikh Saadettin Efendi?

4. What questions does Necip ask Ka when he is standing outside the National Theater?

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

6. What is the nature of Ka's conversation with the sheikh when he first sees him at the Green Pastures café?

7. What is the nature of the favor Muhtar asks of Ka in regards to his ex-wife?

8. What is the nature of Funda Esers' skit called "My Fatherland or My Headscarf?

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

10. What is the nature of Hande's questions to Ka regarding his poetry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of radicalism in the book, notably in the political system and theater. What motivations do individuals like Sunay and Blue have for enacting such extreme radical behavior in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Early on in the book, it becomes clear that the city of Kars is a place with backward principles and much controversy.

Part 1.) What about Ka's entrance into Kars suggests it is a dangerous place for him to be found?

Part 2.) What do we learn about the laws and rules enacted in Kars that are biased and/or backwards towards the poor and women?

Part 3.) What can we learn about the nature of undemocratic nations based on the author's portrayal of Kars in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the sisters Ipek and Kadife in the book. What is telling of the bond these sisters share based on their work with Blue's cause?

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