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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 did Kostas' father die?
(a) Black lung disease.
(b) Drowned.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Work accident.

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

3. What is the name of the approaching cyclone in "Fig Tree"?
(a) Hera.
(b) Helene.
(c) Tobias.
(d) Humberto.

4. In "The Moon," what nationalities are those who die when an explosive is thrown into The Happy Fig?
(a) Canadian, Greek, and Turkish.
(b) British and Turkish.
(c) American, Canadian, and Greek.
(d) American, British, and Canadian.

5. In "Heatwave," when Kostas runs and trips over a wooden crate, where does he cut himself?
(a) Calf.
(b) Forehead.
(c) Arm.
(d) Thigh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During what month was Michalis murdered?

3. What type of fur coat does Meryem have?

4. What does the fig tree remember that Yusuf gave Yiorgos for a birthday present once?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What storm is Storm Hera supposed to surpass?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Kostas grandfather die?

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

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

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