1. What title is given to Ibrahim in Chapter 1?
(a) Ibrahim the Strong.
(b) Ibrahim the Godly.
(c) Ibrahim the Meek.
(d) Ibrahim the Mad.

2. What did Philothei's father ask him to tie on the red pine in Chapter 2?
(a) A white rag.
(b) A yellow rag.
(c) A red rag.
(d) A blue rag.

3. How are Philothei's eyes described in Chapter 5?
(a) Dark brown.
(b) Light blue.
(c) Dark blue.
(d) Light green.

4. Who is Philothei's mother?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Polyxeni.
(c) Nilufer.
(d) Tamara.

5. In Chapter 2 the author tells a tale of a man who owned a buffalo with enormous horns. What was the man's name?
(a) Mihrimah Efendim.
(b) Rustem Bey.
(c) Mustafa Kemal.
(d) Nasreddin Hodja.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does the narrator say lewd thoughts and insomnia were blowing into the village from the southern wind when Philothei was born in Chapter 2?

2. How old is Philothei in Chapter 4?

3. In what region does the narrative take place?

4. Where does the narrator describe Mustafa Kemal enrolling in a war college in Chapter 16?

5. How old was Mustafa Kemal in 1898?

(see the answer key)

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