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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. What type of tree does the fig believe you should share a song or a poem before sharing it with anyone else?
2. What tea did Defne drink when she was trying to miscarry after Kostas left?
3. What color petals do the almonds have that produce sweet almonds?
4. How long after Ada is born does Defne decide to go back to working for the Committee on MIssing Persons?
5. How often does Defne say that David tries to quit smoking in "Restless Mind"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Remains of Love," what does Defne show Kostas that they found and what does she say regarding how they found it?
2. When Ada is a baby, why does Defne ask Kostas not to tell her about the past?
3. What does Meryem remember about the garden her family had when she was a child?
4. How does Kostas arrive in Northern Cyprus in the early 2000s, and how does he feel?
5. Where was Kostas when Defne died, and how did he learn of her death?
6. Where did Chico, the parrot at The Happy Fig come from?
7. In "Picnic," where do Defne and Kostas go together and what do they do?
8. What does Meryem decide is wrong with Ada, and what does she think should be done about it?
9. How and why did Defne transmute into a tree?
10. In "The Hidden," what do Kostas and Ada do together?
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
An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Shafak uses in The Island of Missing Trees? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?
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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