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

2. According to the fig tree, what tree towered on a pole that ran from the underworld to earth and heaven?

3. What told the fig tree where the bodies of Yiorgos and Yusuf lay?

4. How old is Merjan, the woman who greets Kosta at The Wandering Khayyam in "Butterflies and Bones"?

5. What month is Ada born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Kostas and Defne view human suffering?

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

3. In "Picnic," where do Defne and Kostas go together and what do they do?

4. How did Defne die?

5. How does Kostas arrive in Northern Cyprus in the early 2000s, and how does he feel?

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

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

8. How did Defne try to terminate her pregnancy?

9. How does Kostas plan to contact Defne when he returns to Cyprus in the early 2000s?

10. What group is Defne working with in "Remains of Love," and what is their mission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Defne worked with the Committee on Missing Persons. How did her work promote rehabilitation and healing? How did it also stir up old animosities? Was her work more of a positive influence or a negative one?

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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