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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. When did the Greek nationalist organization known as EOKA ban all English lettering on Cyprus?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1946.

4. How long does it take worms and microorganisms to produce an inch of soil?
(a) 200 years.
(b) 500 years.
(c) Decades.
(d) Hundreds of years.

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

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

7. On page 99, what tree communicates with the fig tree around midnight?
(a) Hawthorn.
(b) Buckthorn.
(c) Ash.
(d) Beech.

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

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

10. What day of the week does Panagiota believe is the most unpropitious?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

11. When does "Lovers" take place?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1980.

12. What color are Meryem's suitcases?
(a) Navy.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Pink.

13. How many carob trees does Panagiota have?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Ada was little, what was her favorite piece of equipment on the playground?

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

4. When did Yiorgos and Yusuf open The Happy Fig?

5. In "Lovers," how old is Kostas?

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