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

2. Wher does Panagiota's brother Hristos live?
(a) Dublin.
(b) London.
(c) Southampton.
(d) Liverpool.

3. How old was Kostas when his father died?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. When Ada was little, what was her favorite piece of equipment on the playground?
(a) Swing.
(b) Merry-go-round.
(c) Monkey bars.
(d) Slide.

5. How many books has Kostas published?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 159, what type of cake did Yiorgos have for his birthday?

2. How long does it take worms and microorganisms to produce an inch of soil?

3. In "The Moon," how old is Ada's uncle when he dies?

4. After Ada tells Kostas about her father and uncle in "The Moon," what does he get her to drink?

5. What language besides English does Kostas speak?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What partition divides Nicosia?

4. 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?

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

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

7. How did Kostas grandfather die?

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

9. What is the fig tree feeling on page 20 and why?

10. What does the fig tree remember that Yusuf gave Yiorgos for his birthday?

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