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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 many people lived in Varosha when the entire population had to evacuate in the summer of 1974?
(a) More than 39,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) About 50,000.
(d) 45,000.

2. Where do Kostas and Defne move after they leave his flat?
(a) South London.
(b) East London.
(c) North London.
(d) West London.

3. What told the fig tree where the bodies of Yiorgos and Yusuf lay?
(a) An ant.
(b) A mosquito.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A lizard.

4. Were does Ada say in "Proverbs" that Kostas was last year?
(a) Peru.
(b) Australia.
(c) Chile.
(d) New Zealand.

5. In "Proverbs," where is Kostas invited to present a paper?
(a) Paris.
(b) Australia.
(c) Brazil.
(d) South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Kostas and David meet in "Remains of Love"?

2. What color dress does Defne say an old woman wore when she picked up her husband's remains?

3. In "A Thousand Thorns," how long has Kostas' colleague David been based in Cyprus?

4. In "Butterflies and Bones," what color dress is Defne wearing?

5. When did Ronald Ross, the Scottish doctor, who set out to eradicate malaria, arrive in Cyprus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the fig tree reveal that stories come together in real life?

2. In "Remains of Love," what does Defne show Kostas that they found and what does she say regarding how they found it?

3. How does Kostas try to ensure the fig tree will survive?

4. How does Kostas take a cutting of the tree, and how does he care for it?

5. How does Kostas arrive in Northern Cyprus in the early 2000s, and how does he feel?

6. When does Defne go back to work after Ada is born, and what does she do?

7. Why is the work that Defne and her team are doing a race against time?

8. Why does Dr. Norman agree to give Defne an abortion?

9. How do Kostas and Defne view human suffering?

10. What group is Defne working with in "Remains of Love," and what is their mission?

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