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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 Ka writes after he is rudely turned away at Sunay's shop entrance?

2. Who does Sunay say must convince Kadife to act onstage with him in his final performance?

3. What is the name of the poem Ka writes after he meets with Fazil?

4. Whose death does Fazil say intensified his feelings for the woman he fantasizes about all the time?

5. Who does Kadife marry two months after being released from prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Funda and Kadife's rehearsal of Sunay's play described when Ka visits them?

2. How is Sunay's final performance of his play described?

3. What does Z Demirkol reveal to Ka regarding Ipek after grabbing him in the street?

4. What does Serdar say to Ka after being accused of writing a poor portrayal of him in his paper during a dinner?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. What does Ka do to find information on Blue after Kadife and Ipek ask him to because Blue disappeared after his rally at Hotel Asia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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