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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a bee tells the fig tree about being in the CMP Laboratory, how many forensic scientists were employed there?
(a) 14.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 17.

2. What type of tree does the fig believe you should share a song or a poem before sharing it with anyone else?
(a) Balsam poplar.
(b) Hictory.
(c) Golden oak.
(d) Cedar.

3. What told the fig tree where the bodies of Yiorgos and Yusuf lay?
(a) A lizard.
(b) An ant.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A mosquito.

4. In Cynical Hawk," what does Ada have for breakfast on the first day back to school?
(a) Glass of milk.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Pancakes and bacon.

5. How many parrots did an actress bring over to Cyprus including Chico?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 12.

6. What is the name of the psychic that Dfne, Kostas, and Meryem visit in Cypris in the early 2000s?
(a) Madame Sahin.
(b) Madame Karga.
(c) Madame Kundakci.
(d) Madame Margosha.

7. How long of a waiting list did the exorcist have that Meryem takes Ada to see about the djinn?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 1/2 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 2 1/2 months.

8. How many people has The Committee on Missing Persons located who disappeared during the troubles?
(a) 1,804.
(b) 4,011.
(c) 3,192.
(d) 2,002.

9. Where was the framed photo Kostas has on his desk in his study taken of the three of them?
(a) Peru.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Brazil.
(d) New Zealand.

10. At the end of the novel, what jacket does Defne wonder if Kostas will wear when he digs up the fig tree?
(a) Bomber jacket.
(b) Denim jacket.
(c) Black parka.
(d) Navy parka.

11. When did the Turks and the Greeks first have the idea to search for people missing since the 1970s?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1990s.
(d) 1995.

12. What type of tree does the fig think you should look for if you are feeling discouraged and defenseless?
(a) Cedar.
(b) Mediterranean cypress or flowering horse chestnut.
(c) Sandalwood.
(d) Birch or alder.

13. How many years did it take Turkish doctor, Mehmet Aziz, to eradicated malaria from Cyprus.
(a) 4 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 9 years.

14. In "A Thousand Thorns," how long has Kostas' colleague David been based in Cyprus?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 14 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 5 months.

15. Where do Kostas and David meet in "Remains of Love"?
(a) Bookshop.
(b) Souvenir shop.
(c) Cafe.
(d) Tavern.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Kostas and Defne move after they leave his flat?

2. What food do Kostas and Defne have when they visit a castle in "Ammonite"?

3. At the Ledra Palace, how many volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica did a mouse nibble through?

4. What does Meryem tell Ada to scrub the bathtub with as she peppers the girls with advice before she leaves?

5. What type of parrot was Chico?

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