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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. When does Defne go looking for Kostas in "Definition of Love"?

2. How did Kostas' father die?

3. How did the fig tree get to England?

4. When Ada was little, what was her favorite piece of equipment on the playground?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Kostas' career, and what does he do?

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

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

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

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

9. What partition divides Nicosia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Island of Missing Trees? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Shafak uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

Kostas uses stories, and Meryem uses proverbs when they want Ada to connect ideas. Why does Ada not find these stories and proverbs motivating?

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