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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who narrates Chapter 2 of the Epilogue?
(a) Iskander.
(b) Karatavuk.
(c) Constantinos.
(d) Hasseki.

2. In what year does Chapter 70 begin?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1921.

3. What did the local children used to replace Lionidas's purchased birds with to annoy him?
(a) Chicken eggs.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Kittens.

4. Who secretly dug Abdulhamid’s grave in Chapter 71?
(a) Mihrimah Efendim.
(b) Father Kristoforos.
(c) Rustem Bey.
(d) Iskander.

5. On what date does Chapter 81 begin?
(a) June 23, 1915.
(b) May 12, 1876.
(c) October 5, 1917.
(d) September 17, 1920.

6. Who narrates Chapter 92?
(a) Constantinos.
(b) Iskander.
(c) Hasseki.
(d) Ayse.

7. Who narrates Chapter 87?
(a) Nasreddin Hodja.
(b) Philothei.
(c) Drosoula.
(d) Constantinos Mermingas.

8. Who is King Alexander's brother that describes him as the unhappiest man in Greece in Chapter 81?
(a) Prince Christopher.
(b) Prince Philippe.
(c) Prince Robert.
(d) Prince Edward.

9. Who is the palace vet for King Alexander?
(a) Herr Hasseki.
(b) Herr Charitos.
(c) Herr Sturm.
(d) Herr Bey.

10. Who is the cleaning lady that has read ominous portents in the coffee grounds and foresees King Alexander's death in Chapter 81?
(a) Drosoula.
(b) Kyria Eleni.
(c) Tamara.
(d) Mihrimah Efendim.

11. What does the narrator in Chapter 67 say is the most miraculous thing he found about being at war?
(a) Seeing different trees.
(b) Trading food with the enemy.
(c) Seeing different cultures.
(d) Seeing aeroplanes in the sky.

12. Who carried a wounded soldier back to the Franks in Chapter 65?
(a) Fikret.
(b) Mihrimah Efendim.
(c) Rustem Bey.
(d) Father Kristoforos.

13. What does Mustafa take as Turkish land in Chapter 86?
(a) Smyrna.
(b) Crete.
(c) Cyprus.
(d) Thrace.

14. For how long has Granitola been in Eskibahçe when he must leave in Chapter 83?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 9 years.

15. Who was the Greek Prime Minister at the time in Chapter 81?
(a) Georgios Kountouriotis.
(b) Eleftherios Venizelos.
(c) Petros Mavromichalis.
(d) Alexandros Mavrokordatos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as being as handsome as a film star in the opening of Chapter 81?

2. From what language is the word "agapi" that is used in Chapter 87?

3. To whom does Leyla write a letter in Chapter 90?

4. Who is the narrator of Chapter 65?

5. About how old was Philothei when it was suggested she wear a veil?

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