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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. Where do Kostas and Defne move after they leave his flat?
2. What does Ada ask Meryem to bake before she leaves?
3. What is the name of the psychic that Dfne, Kostas, and Meryem visit in Cypris in the early 2000s?
4. In "Butterflies and Bones," what color dress is Defne wearing?
5. Where do Kostas and David meet in "Remains of Love"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did Chico, the parrot at The Happy Fig come from?
2. In "Picnic," where do Defne and Kostas go together and what do they do?
3. When Ada is a baby, why does Defne ask Kostas not to tell her about the past?
4. What does Meryem decide is wrong with Ada, and what does she think should be done about it?
5. As Meryem starts to pack after New Year's, what does she share with Ada?
6. How does Kostas take a cutting of the tree, and how does he care for it?
7. What happened in Chile under Pinochet?
8. What does the fig tree learn about a military cemetery from a butterfly?
9. Where was Kostas when Defne died, and how did he learn of her death?
10. Why is the work that Defne and her team are doing a race against time?
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
Defne asked Kosta not to tell Ada about the past. Why did Defne ask Kostas not to tell Ada about the past? How does her decision affect Ada and cause her to struggle to understand who she is and where she came from?
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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