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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 is Ka punched after he is shoved into a car while walking on the street from visiting Blue?
2. What newspaper does Muhtar tell Ka wrote an unfavorable article about him?
3. What does Ipek wish to show Ka after he confronts her about her affair with Blue?
4. How is Sunay's final stage performance described?
5. Who does the narrator say is the one puzzling part of Sunay's final play?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sunay tell Serdar Bey to write two articles about to be printed in his paper the next day during their meeting with Ka before Sunay's final play performance?
2. What does Ka make Ipek do before he leaves for the National Theater to ensure she doesn't leave him?
3. What does Z Demirkol reveal to Ka regarding Ipek after grabbing him in the street?
4. How does Orhan describe Ka to Ipek after he returns to Germany from Kars?
5. Describe Ipek and Ka's interaction when she comes to see him after his dinner with Serdar and Turgut.
6. What is the nature of Ka and Ipek's discussion regarding an old record they were listening to the first time they made love?
7. What does Blue tell Ka he has changed his mind about regarding Kadife going through with Sunay's play when he goes to visit him?
8. How does Sunay describe his arrangement for Blue's release to Ka and Serdar Bey?
9. What does Ka do just after making love to Ipek for the first time?
10. How is Ka's research into snowflakes described by Orhan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the book, the notion of the local women wearing a headscarf is examined.
Part 1.) What do the headscarves represent to the women of Kars in terms of their religious beliefs?
Part 2.) What motivations can be pointed at for why the women are suddenly asked to remove their headscarves?
Part 3.) What can be learned about the impact the removing of headscarves can have on the female psyche based on the suicides of the young women who didn't want to remove them?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of drinking in the book, notably as it is used as a coping mechanism. How does Ka's use of alcohol to forget his problems differ from Funda's, who uses it to manipulate others?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the role of the coup de theatre in the book. What final message was Sunay trying to send by having Kadife play a part in his final performance?
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