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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Where does Faruk find the manuscript? (from Preface)

In a mosque in Instanbul.

In his own cellar.

In the home of a peasant.

In the governor's archive.

2.

What is unusual about Hoja's vision of the cosmos? (from Chapter 2)

Hoja believes the moon is a star that was once part of the sun.

Hoja believes the sun circles the earth.

Hoja believes there is a planet between the earth and the moon.

Hoja believes the planets move in orbits around the earth.

3.

Why is the story about the white rabbit important? (from Chapter 4)

It alludes to Lewis Carroll's Down the Rabbit Hole.

It is historically accurate.

It provides Hajo with a story to predict the future.

It foreshadows the white castle.

4.

Why does Hoja refuse to set foot in the palace again unless forced to? (from Chapter 9)

He has grown fat from attending all the festivities at the palace.

The mimic's buffoonery humiliates him.

He fears he might be murdered on the way to the palace.

European ambassadors want to speak with the Italian.

5.

What action does the narrator take when the two of them are cooped up during the plague? (from Chapter 6)

The narrator writes down those dreams in which action and meaning were one.

The narrator writes about why others are the way they are.

The narrator writes about the plot to kill the sultan that Sadik Pasha had set into motion.

The narrator plots to run away and start a new life as a free man.

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