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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 "Butterflies and Bones," what time does Kosta arrive at The Wandering Khayyam?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 7:30 p.m.
(c) 7:15 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

2. When did the Turks and the Greeks first have the idea to search for people missing since the 1970s?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1990s.
(d) 1980s.

3. How old is Merjan, the woman who greets Kosta at The Wandering Khayyam in "Butterflies and Bones"?
(a) 40s.
(b) 20s.
(c) 60s.
(d) 70s.

4. At the end of the novel, what jacket does Defne wonder if Kostas will wear when he digs up the fig tree?
(a) Bomber jacket.
(b) Black parka.
(c) Navy parka.
(d) Denim jacket.

5. How long after Ada is born does Defne decide to go back to working for the Committee on MIssing Persons?
(a) 14 months.
(b) 17 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 9 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What birds does Kostas tell Ada about before she goes into school on the first day back for the term?

2. How many British babies are buried in a military cemetery on Cyprus?

3. How many species of birds are there?

4. When did Dr. Norman's sister have a back alley abortion?

5. When did Ali Zorba have a caravan of camels and get killed and buried by a road?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Dr. Norman is about to give Defne an abortion in The Happy Fig?

4. Where did Chico, the parrot at The Happy Fig come from?

5. What does Meryem remember about the garden her family had when she was a child?

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

7. How did Defne die?

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

9. Where was Kostas when Defne died, and how did he learn of her death?

10. How does Kostas plan to contact Defne when he returns to Cyprus in the early 2000s?

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