View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Defne went to The Happy Fig for an abortion, how long had it been since the doors of the tavern had been closed for customers?
(a) A week.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

2. When did Yusuf Yiorgos Robinson live and die?
(a) January 1975 to July 1976.
(b) January 1975 to November 1975
(c) January 1975 to January 1976.
(d) January 1975 to March 1975.

3. What type of tree does the fig think you should look for if you are feeling discouraged and defenseless?
(a) Sandalwood.
(b) Birch or alder.
(c) Mediterranean cypress or flowering horse chestnut.
(d) Cedar.

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

5. What tea did Defne drink when she was trying to miscarry after Kostas left?
(a) Cotton root bark.
(b) Black cohosh.
(c) Slippery elm.
(d) Pennyroyal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Silences," hold old is the survivor Defne and a colleague are interviewing when that person's oldest son treats them very rudely?

2. Wher does Kostas see Defne at a dig in "Remains of Love"?

3. How many flowers did the fig tree say that bees visited on one flight?

4. What is the name of the woman who tells Defne that she has probably found Yusuf and Yiorgos?

5. In the "Remains of Love," where is David flying at the end of the month?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Picnic," where do Defne and Kostas go together and what do they do?

5. What happened in Chile under Pinochet?

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

7. What is Kostas' study like?

8. What happened to the child Defne had after Kostas left?

9. In "The Hidden," what do Kostas and Ada do together?

10. What does the fig tree learn about a military cemetery from a butterfly?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 922 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample