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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Dafne in "Lovers"?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

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

3. In "Stranger," what does Ada have for breakfast?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Hashbrowns and bacon.
(d) Eggs and toasts.

4. What covers the entrance of The Happy Fig?
(a) Gardenias.
(b) Wisteria.
(c) Honeysuckle vines.
(d) Cyclamen.

5. How much older was Meryem than Defne?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 30 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tables are in The Happy Fig?

2. What was the temperature when the first British soldiers showed up after Cyprus became a Crown Colony?

3. How many people die when an explosive is thrown into The Happy Fig in "The Moon"?

4. When were fig trees in Cyprus affected by a virus that killed them slowly?

5. What does Ada's name mean in her mother's language?

Short Essay Questions

1. What place is set up for Kostas and Defne when they start meeting at the tavern?

2. Why does Kostas begin to worry about Yusuf and Yiorgos during the heatwave?

3. What is Ada doing in "A Girl Named Island"?

4. How did Kostas grandfather die?

5. What note does Yusuf find on the tavern door that he does not share with Yiorgos?

6. What is the fig tree's history?

7. Why does Meryem visit Kostas and Ada?

8. How does the fig tree describe where Cyprus is located?

9. In "A Girl Name Island," what storm is approaching?

10. What happened that summer when Archbishop Makarios was overthrown?

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