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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Trunk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the partitition that separates one end of Cyprus from the other?
(a) 90 miles.
(b) 125 miles.
(c) 110 miles.
(d) 85 miles.

2. How much soil needs to cover a tree when it is buried?
(a) 14 inches.
(b) At least a foot.
(c) About 2 feet.
(d) 10 inches.

3. What was the temperature when the first British soldiers showed up after Cyprus became a Crown Colony?
(a) 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) 109 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) 101 degrees Fahrenheit.

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

5. Who does the fig tree remember was Yiorgos' favorite poet?
(a) Cavafy.
(b) Hikmet.
(c) Sappho.
(d) Kazantzakis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the dimensions of a well in the Prologue?

2. What is the name of the parrot at The Happy Fig?

3. In "Lovers," what does Kostas bring Dafne?

4. What type of fur coat does Meryem have?

5. During what month in 1956 were there 416 terror attacks?

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