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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kostas suggest that he and Defne start meeting in "Shelter"?
(a) A tavern.
(b) A cave.
(c) An abandoned house.
(d) An old church.

2. What bird does the fig tree note when it is being buried by Kostas?
(a) North African warbler.
(b) Goldfinch.
(c) Collared Dove.
(d) Goldfinch.

3. What time does Defne sneak out of the house in "Lovers"?
(a) 1 a.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

4. When Meryem arrives in England, how long has it been since her mother died?
(a) 31 days.
(b) 18 days.
(c) 22 days.
(d) 10 days.

5. From what type of tree does Defne sneak out of her bedroom window?
(a) Mulberry.
(b) Pine.
(c) Oak.
(d) Eucalyptus.

6. After being transported to England, how long did it take the fig to yield fruit again?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 9 years.

7. What month does Ada remember when she was in primary school and her mother did not meet her at the bus stop?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) April.
(d) March.

8. How many tables are in The Happy Fig?
(a) 15.
(b) 22.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

9. How old was the fig tree when Kostas took a cutting that he brought to England?
(a) 108.
(b) 73.
(c) 96.
(d) 87.

10. When did the fig tree come into the world?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1878.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1901.

11. How long does a fig tree remember?
(a) Years.
(b) Decades.
(c) Millennia.
(d) Centuries.

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

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

14. What does Kostas see when he is reading and stares into the garden in "Heatwave"?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Salamanders.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Fruit bats.

15. When does Defne go looking for Kostas in "Definition of Love"?
(a) August 11, 1974.
(b) July 1974.
(c) July 3, 1974.
(d) August 1974.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ada in the late 2010s?

2. What does Meryem remember that the goat which she and Defne had loved to eat?

3. In "Heatwave," when does the heat begin to build up?

4. How many years before Meryem's mother died, did her father die?

5. Wher does Panagiota's brother Hristos live?

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