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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mustafa Kemal in 1898?

2. Where has Mustafa Kemal been sent in Chapter 55?

3. Who is Levon's wife?

4. Polyxeni's mother was accused of poisoning and killing the family of a man named what?

5. How many beads are described on Rustem Bey's tespih in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Ibrahim rescued in Chapter 47?

3. What is the status of the war when Mustafa Kemal reaches Istanbul in Chapter 46?

4. Who is the narrator of Chapter 45? Who is the chapter about?

5. Describe the narrative perspective in Chapter 8. How is it denoted?

6. How is the narrative of Chapter 3 related? What is the subject of the chapter?

7. How is Mustafa Kemal's education described?

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

9. Who was Mustafa Kemal in real life?

10. How did Philothei find Ibrahim in Chapter 47? Where was he?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing and red herrings in Birds Without Wings. What foreshadowing is established immediately from the first chapter? Are red herrings employed? What purpose does each example serve?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of religion in Birds Without Wings. What are the predominant religions that are examined in the novel? How are they similar? How are they different? What characters turn against religion in the course of the narrative? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Rustem Bey in Birds Without Wings. What is Rustem Bey's position in Eskibahçe? What are his religious beliefs? How does this character evolve in the course of the novel?

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