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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: How to Unbury a Tree.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Defne's occupation when Kostas looks for her in "A Thousand Thorns"?
(a) Archaeologist.
(b) Anthropologist.
(c) Geologist.
(d) Zoologist.

2. What hotel does Kostas stay in in "A Thousand Thorns"?
(a) Galaria House.
(b) Hotel Afrodit.
(c) Y & P Latchi Hotel.
(d) Palataki.

3. What color was the paint that the group of young men brought to The Happy Fig when Defne was about to have an abortion?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Pink.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

4. In "The Moon," what nationalities are those who die when an explosive is thrown into The Happy Fig?
(a) American, Canadian, and Greek.
(b) American, British, and Canadian.
(c) Canadian, Greek, and Turkish.
(d) British and Turkish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Thousand Thorns," how long has Kostas' colleague David been based in Cyprus?

2. When does Defne go looking for Kostas in "Definition of Love"?

3. What does the fig tree hear after the explosion in "The Moon"?

4. What color are Kostas' eyes?

5. On page 329, who believed there was a pole that ran through the universe joining the underworld to earth and heaven according to the fig tree?

(see the answer key)

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