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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 kind of story does Necip tell Ka he wrote and that he summarizes for him?

2. Where does Sunay's Communist accomplice and his two thugs go, and then tie up the manager for not letting them inside?

3. Which of the following words does Ka not use to describe Kars before reading his poem at the National Theater?

4. What is the name of the town in Turkey that Ka is from?

5. What is the name of the beautiful divorcee that Ka runs into after leaving his hotel to meet with the Border City Gazette?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kadife search Ka for a microphone when he meets with her in a storage room at a hotel?

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

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

4. Why is the bus driver reluctant to let Ka on the bus at the beginning of the book?

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

6. How does Sunay describe Necip to Ka after questioning him for kissing his dead body at the morgue?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of control in the book, paying close attention to its impact in the political and theatrical groups in the book. What methods did characters like Sunay Zaim and Z Dimerkol use to gain control over others?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the portrayal of religion in the book and note the importance it has in the lives of the book's characters. In what way does the author offer a skewed view of religion in the book based on the intermixing images of violence and good related to it?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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