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

2. In "Lovers," what does Kostas bring Dafne?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Locket.
(c) Music box.
(d) Bracelet.

3. In "The Moon," how old is Ada's uncle when he dies?
(a) 21.
(b) 26.
(c) 24.
(d) 28.

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

5. How long is the partitition that separates one end of Cyprus from the other?
(a) 125 miles.
(b) 85 miles.
(c) 90 miles.
(d) 110 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ada in the late 2010s?

2. In "The Moon," what is thrown into The Happy Fig?

3. In the letter that Kostas writes to Defne when he goes to London, how long does he tell her that he will be gone?

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

5. What does Kostas see when he is reading and stares into the garden in "Heatwave"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What storm is Storm Hera supposed to surpass?

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

3. How did Kostas grandfather die?

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

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

6. In "Night," what does Ada remember doing in history class?

7. What does the fig tree miss buried in the ground?

8. What story does Ada remember that her mother told her about soldiers during World War II?

9. What partition divides Nicosia?

10. In "Lovers," how does Defne sneak out of her house to see Kostas?

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