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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. How long was the cutting that Kostas took from a fig tree at a tavern in Cyprus to grow in England?

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

3. What color are Meryem's suitcases?

4. In "Fig Tree," when was the last great cyclone?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Defne is nearly caught by her uncle after meeting Kostas, where does Kostas suggest they meet?

2. What is the fig tree feeling on page 20 and why?

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

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

5. Who contacts the fig tree in the night on page 99, and why?

6. What is the name of the partition that cuts through Cyprus and why?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Shafak use personification in The Island of Missing Trees? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 2

The Happy Fig is a popular tavern. How is the tavern a place where different groups of people can socialize together? How does it touch people’s lives?

Essay Topic 3

Kostas’ parents died from cancer. Where did Kostas’ father work? How did his work lead to his death and later Panagiota’s death?

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