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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

How old is the sultan when Hoja and the narrator first meet him. (from Chapter 3)

Thirty-five years old.

Twenty-four years old.

Nine years old.

Thirty years old.

2.

What distinguishes the scribe from other scribes? (from Preface)

His handwriting indicates that he is left-handed.

He writes notes and verse in the margins.

He folds his work into a red marbled folder.

He leaves little ink spots and stains.

3.

What does the last unidentified visitor say the Italian might have achieved if he hadn't been forced into slavery by the Turks? (from Chapter 11)

He could have studied Roman ruins in Naples.

He could have saved the Turks from their enemies.

He could have been the Leonardo of the seventeenth century.

Since men everywhere could take each other's place, he could have been someone else.

4.

Why does the narrator flee from Istanbul? (from Chapter 7)

He has been cooped up with Hoja too long.

He believes Hoja has the plague.

He knows there are other Christians outside of Istanbul.

He thinks he can run away from his master and be free.

5.

How did the narrator heal the pasha? (from Chapter 1)

He gave the pasha drugs he found in the hospital.

He gave him lozenges and cough syrup

He gave the pasha an excercise regime.

He ordered the pasha to stay in bed for two months.

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