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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the beggar that Philothei describes giving alms to in Chapter 8?
(a) The Canker.
(b) The Hatter.
(c) The Blasphemer.
(d) The Snow-bearer.

2. What was the name of the imam's horse that is described in Chapter 2?
(a) Izmir.
(b) Ankara.
(c) Fethiye.
(d) Nilufer.

3. What color beads did Philothei's father say the women were hanging about the home after she was born in Chapter 2?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

4. The town described by the narrator in Chapter 7 is said to have been destroyed by two earthquakes. In what years did the earthquakes demolish the town?
(a) 1966 and 1967.
(b) 1956 and 1957.
(c) 1946 and 1947.
(d) 1919 and 1920.

5. What is the town of Mustafa Kemal's birth?
(a) Ankara.
(b) Cyprus.
(c) Salonika.
(d) Cephalonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did women wear over their faces at the time of Philothei's birth?

2. In what year was Philothei born?

3. What was Levon the Armenian also often known as, according to the narrator in Chapter 28?

4. What is the title of Chapter 1?

5. What pet name did Ayse's husband call her?

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