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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 name of the poem that Ka writes in hopes of making himself feel better, but all he feels is a crushing pain?

2. What does Ka hold in his pocket as he arrives to the National Theatre before Sunay's final play?

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

4. Who does a receptionist call to tell Ka that he must meet with the morning after Ipek has promised to go to Germany with him?

5. Which of the following things does the article not say about Ka as a person, according to Muhtar?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Blue's prison cell described when Ka visits with him on Sunay's orders?

2. How is the National Theater described when Ipek and Turgut arrive just before Sunay's play?

3. How does Fazil describe his fantasies of Kadife to Ka when they go to a tea house?

4. 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?

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

6. How does Sunay describe his arrangement for Blue's release to Ka and Serdar Bey?

7. What is the nature of the letters Ka and Blue write to assure Blue's protection while he is held prisoner?

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

9. What does Ka make Ipek do before he leaves for the National Theater to ensure she doesn't leave him?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Ka doesn't appear religious, it is no doubt that mysticism has played a role in his life and impacted his actions while in Kars.

Part 1.) What role does the sheikh play in Ka's time spent in Kars?

Part 2.) What is telling about the role of mysticism in Kars based on Muhtar's experiences?

Part 3.) What role does mysticism have in Ka's poetry writing in terms of his feeling inspired?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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