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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 color petals do the almonds have that produce sweet almonds?

2. How does Meryem tell Ada that she removed coffee stains on the table?

3. In "Butterflies and Bones," what color dress is Defne wearing?

4. When Defne interviews the elderly about Cyprus, what body part does she notice never lies?

5. Were does Ada say in "Proverbs" that Kostas was last year?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Chico, the parrot at The Happy Fig come from?

2. What does the fig tree learn about a military cemetery from a butterfly?

3. What happened to the child Defne had after Kostas left?

4. How does Kostas try to ensure the fig tree will survive?

5. How do Kostas and Defne view human suffering?

6. In "The Hidden," what do Kostas and Ada do together?

7. In "Ancient Soul," why and how is Kostas beaten?

8. Why is the work that Defne and her team are doing a race against time?

9. In "Remains of Love," what does Defne show Kostas that they found and what does she say regarding how they found it?

10. Why does Dr. Norman agree to give Defne an abortion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kostas and Ada are an example of a father-daughter relationship. How would you describe their relationship and how their relationship helps them deal with Defne’s death?

Essay Topic 2

Defne decided to have her baby. How and why did that decision cause shame for her family, especially her father?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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