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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Heatwave," when Kostas runs and trips over a wooden crate, where does he cut himself?

2. How old does the fig tree say that the oak is in the Marathasa Valley in the Troodos Mountains?

3. During what month in 1956 were there 416 terror attacks?

4. After being transported to England, how long did it take the fig to yield fruit again?

5. What are the dimensions of a well in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened that summer when Archbishop Makarios was overthrown?

2. What does Defne learn when she goes to see Yiorgos and Yusuf in "Definition of Love"?

3. What does the fig tree remember that Yusuf gave Yiorgos for his birthday?

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

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

6. How did Kostas grandfather die?

7. What note does Yusuf find on the tavern door that he does not share with Yiorgos?

8. Why does Meryem visit Kostas and Ada?

9. What happened to the trees that used to cover Cyprus?

10. What does Defne wear when she sneaks out to see Kostas in "Lovers"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shafak uses anthropomorphism in the novel. What is anthropomorphism? How does the use of anthropomorphism in the first-person sections of The Island of Missing Trees give insight into characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does Shafak use two different viewpoints in the book? How do those viewpoints influence what readers know about events and characters? How do they help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

Defne worked with the Committee on Missing Persons. How did her work promote rehabilitation and healing? How did it also stir up old animosities? Was her work more of a positive influence or a negative one?

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