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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the date in "A Letter"?
(a) March 1974.
(b) April 1974.
(c) June 1974.
(d) August 1974.

6. In a story Ada remembers her mother telling her about soldiers in World War II, what type of cloud did they see?
(a) Shelf clouds.
(b) Mammatus clouds.
(c) Poisonous gas.
(d) Butterflies.

7. What are the dimensions of a well in the Prologue?
(a) 45 feet deep and 4 feet wide.
(b) 67 feet deep and 4 feet wide.
(c) 50 feet deep and 4 feet wide.
(d) 34 feet deep and 4 feet wide.

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

9. What type of fruit does the fig tree believe Adam and Eve ate?
(a) Fig.
(b) Passion fruit.
(c) Peach.
(d) Apricot.

10. During what month in 1956 were there 416 terror attacks?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) April.

11. What does the fig tree remember that Yusuf gave Yiorgos for a birthday present once?
(a) Silver pocket watch.
(b) Gold pocket watch.
(c) Gold flask.
(d) Silver flask.

12. How did the fig tree get to England?
(a) Brown leather suitcase.
(b) Burlap bag.
(c) Black leather suitcase.
(d) Backpack.

13. After Ada tells Kostas about her father and uncle in "The Moon," what does he get her to drink?
(a) Wine.
(b) Water.
(c) Iced tea.
(d) Lemonade.

14. When were fig trees in Cyprus affected by a virus that killed them slowly?
(a) Late 1970s.
(b) Early 1970s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1990s.

15. What does the fig tree hear after the explosion in "The Moon"?
(a) Men cursing.
(b) Chico squaking.
(c) A woman crying.
(d) Yusuf and Yiorgos yelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Defne sneak out of the house in "Lovers"?

2. During the last history class before the break, what does Emma-Rose ask Ada for?

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

4. When did the Greek nationalist organization known as EOKA ban all English lettering on Cyprus?

5. What month does Ada remember when she was in primary school and her mother did not meet her at the bus stop?

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