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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 many tables are in The Happy Fig?

2. How much soil needs to cover a tree when it is buried?

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

4. In "Heatwave," when does the heat begin to build up?

5. In the letter that Kostas writes to Defne when he goes to London, how long does he tell her that he will be gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Night," what does Ada remember doing in history class?

2. In "Lovers," how does Defne sneak out of her house to see Kostas?

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

4. What story does Ada remember that her mother told her about soldiers during World War II?

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

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

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

8. Why is there a terrible smell during a heatwave in May 1974?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The fig tree often commented on the pendulums of optimism and pessimism she had seen during her life. Why does the fig tree believe there are cycles of optimism and pessimism in humans?

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

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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