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

2. What does the fig tree remember that Yusuf gave Yiorgos for a birthday present once?

3. What is the date in "A Letter"?

4. Which of Ada's classmates is beaten at home?

5. How did Kostas' father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Loneliness," what message does Ada get on her phone?

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

3. How does the fig tree compare how humans regard the death of cute animals and the death of the bats in Nicosia during the heat wave?

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

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

6. What does the fig tree miss buried in the ground?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through Defne, Shafak reveals that love is either superficial or deep. What different types of love are there in The Island of Missing Trees? What do these relationships communicate about love and its many facets?

Essay Topic 2

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in a novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in The Island of Missing Trees?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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