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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 long was the cutting that Kostas took from a fig tree at a tavern in Cyprus to grow in England?
(a) 8 inches.
(b) 13 inches.
(c) 5 inches.
(d) 10 inches.

2. When does Defne go looking for Kostas in "Definition of Love"?
(a) August 11, 1974.
(b) August 1974.
(c) July 3, 1974.
(d) July 1974.

3. What was the temperature when the first British soldiers showed up after Cyprus became a Crown Colony?
(a) 109 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

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

5. In the letter that Kostas writes to Defne when he goes to London, how long does he tell her that he will be gone?
(a) A month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Meryem's suitcases?

2. What covers the entrance of The Happy Fig?

3. How old was the fig tree when Kostas took a cutting that he brought to England?

4. How did the fig tree get to England?

5. In the late 2010s, when does the epicentre of the storm over London shift westwards?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the fig tree's history?

2. What does Defne wear when she sneaks out to see Kostas in "Lovers"?

3. What is Kostas' career, and what does he do?

4. What storm is Storm Hera supposed to surpass?

5. Why does Meryem visit Kostas and Ada?

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

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

8. In "Loneliness," what message does Ada get on her phone?

9. Who contacts the fig tree in the night on page 99, and why?

10. Why is there a terrible smell during a heatwave in May 1974?

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