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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. Where does Nacip have Ka meet him to give him the love letters he wishes for him to deliver?

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

3. How many letters does Nacip give to Ka for him to deliver to the woman he loves?

4. What does the woman who performed "My Fatherland or My Head Scarf" do with her headscarf during the performance?

5. Who do Ka and Ipek realize they have both recently lost that seems to break the ice between them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the nature of Orhan's memory of Ka's book of poems titled "Snow"?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Ka do with the letters he promised Necip that he would give to Kadife in a stationary store?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

True to the book's name, the substance of snow is used throughout the book to evoke memories, inspire poetry and note individualism in nature.

Part 1.) What symbolic meaning does Ka have for snow in regards to his childhood?

Part 2.) What might the author hope for snow to represent in terms of character development in the book?

Part 3.) What is telling about Ka's research of snowflakes and comparing their individuality to people?

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

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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