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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 does Ka's research suggest snowflakes are like?

2. Who is at Ka's door within minutes when he returns from being questioned by Z Demirkol?

3. Where does a note from Ipek tell Ka to meet her and Kadife that causes Ka to make Fazil leave him?

4. What does Ipek concentrate on so as not to get angry while being locked in Ka's room?

5. How many tea houses does Ka search for Blue on the insistence of Ipek and Kadife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Orhan describe Ka to Ipek after he returns to Germany from Kars?

2. What does Sunay tell Ka he will have to convince both Blue and Kadife to agree for Kadife to do when an officer takes Ka to see Sunay?

3. What is Kadife's role in Sunay's final play?

4. How does Ka describe his need for writing "The Place Where the World Ends"?

5. Describe Ipek and Ka's interaction when she comes to see him after his dinner with Serdar and Turgut.

6. How is Ka's research into snowflakes described by Orhan?

7. 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?

8. Why does Ipek decide not to go with Ka to Germany?

9. What is the nature of Ka and Muhtar's meeting at a tea house in "A Godless man in Kars, the Fear of Being Shot"?

10. What is the nature of Ka and Ipek's discussion regarding an old record they were listening to the first time they made love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of politics in the book, noting characters such as Sunay Zaim and Z Demirkol. What might the author be saying about the political system of Kars based on the negativity surrounding their methods?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the political rivals of Blue and Sunay Zaim in the book. What was the nature of each of these men's political motivations and who was the lesser evil?

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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