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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the imam leave a saintly stigma on Philothei when he kissed her after she was born?
(a) Her cheek.
(b) Her hand.
(c) Her forehead.
(d) Her foot.

2. Where did the bishop come from the pray with the imam in the narrative related in Chapter 7?
(a) Cephalonia.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Rhodes.
(d) Izmir.

3. When did the King of Montenegro declare war on the Ottoman Empire?
(a) March 15, 1902.
(b) May 23, 1915.
(c) October 8, 1912.
(d) September 15, 1917.

4. Polyxeni's mother was accused of poisoning and killing the family of a man named what?
(a) Nasreddin Hodja.
(b) Leonidas Efendi.
(c) Mustafa Kemal.
(d) Rustem Bey.

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) Rustem Bey.
(b) Nasreddin Hodja.
(c) Mihrimah Efendim.
(d) Mustafa Kemal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nermin ask Polyxeni for in Chapter 54?

2. What type of instrument is Ibrahim said to play in Chapter 1?

3. Who did Mustafa Kemal discover was planning to assassinate him in Chapter 30?

4. Who is the narrator of Chapter 38?

5. What kind of instrument was being played in the home of the mistresses in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the narrative related in Chapter 27?

2. How is the narrative of Chapter 19 related? What is the chapter about?

3. What does Philothei describe Ibrahim doing that proved his love for her in Chapter 43?

4. Who was Mustafa Kemal in real life?

5. Where is Mustafa Kemal described as being in Chapter 20? What year is it?

6. How is the narrative style of Chapter 2 established?

7. What is described in the brief narrative of Chapter 35?

8. How did Karatavuk and Mehmetçik come to be called such? What are their real names?

9. What actions did Polyxeni take in Chapter 12? Why?

10. How is the narrative of Chapter 22 related? How is this denoted?

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