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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: Island to Part One: How to Bury a Tree.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many books has Kostas published?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 17.

2. In "Stranger," what does Ada have for breakfast?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Hashbrowns and bacon.
(c) Eggs and toasts.
(d) Pancakes.

3. What language besides English does Kostas speak?
(a) Turkish.
(b) Bulgarian.
(c) Serbo-Croatian.
(d) Greek.

4. How long has it been since the fig tree was brought to England by Kostas?
(a) 15 years.
(b) About 17 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) More than 16 years.

5. What does Ada's name mean in her mother's language?
(a) Refuge.
(b) Noble.
(c) Wise
(d) Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the approaching cyclone in "Fig Tree"?

2. How long does Ada scream in her history class before her voice gives out?

3. In "A Girl Named Island," how long has it been since Ada's mother died?

4. How long is the partitition that separates one end of Cyprus from the other?

5. How old was the fig tree when Kostas took a cutting that he brought to England?

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