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

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

3. 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) Butterflies.
(c) Poisonous gas.
(d) Mammatus clouds.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much soil needs to cover a tree when it is buried?

2. In "Hear Me," when Ada looks at videos on her phone, where is a girl screaming as she lets go of a red balloon?

3. Shades of what color have been used to decorate The Happy Fig?

4. In "Stranger," what does Ada have for breakfast?

5. What are the dimensions of a well in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name of the partition that cuts through Cyprus and why?

2. How does the heatwave begin in May 1974, and how do people try to cope?

3. What partition divides Nicosia?

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

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

6. Why does Meryem visit Kostas and Ada?

7. How does the fig tree compare how humans regard the death of cute animals and the death of the bats in Nicosia during the heat wave?

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

9. What happened to The Happy Fig in May 1974?

10. When Defne is nearly caught by her uncle after meeting Kostas, where does Kostas suggest they meet?

(see the answer keys)

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