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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Words Fly," what song is Kostas humming when he walks in The Happy Fig?
(a) Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head.
(b) Bennie and the Jets.
(c) American Pie.
(d) Proud Mary.

2. What does Meryem remember that the goat which she and Defne had loved to eat?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Cake.
(d) Watermelon.

3. How old does the fig tree say that the oak is in the Marathasa Valley in the Troodos Mountains?
(a) 700.
(b) 470.
(c) 525.
(d) 680.

4. In "Fig Tree," when was the last great cyclone?
(a) 1723.
(b) 1703.
(c) 1694.
(d) 1891.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Moon," what is thrown into The Happy Fig?

2. What day of the week does Panagiota believe is the most unpropitious?

3. How long has it been since the fig tree was brought to England by Kostas?

4. What does Kostas see when he is reading and stares into the garden in "Heatwave"?

5. What type of fur coat does Meryem have?

(see the answer key)

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