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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. What does Karatavuk become after losing his job as a potter?

2. Who was the Greek Prime Minister at the time in Chapter 81?

3. What is described in Chapter 66 as having fallen into a well?

4. How old is King Alexander said to be in Chapter 81?

5. Where does the new Sultan place Mustafa in Chapter 72?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Fikret ordered to do in Chapter 66? Why?

2. What did Rustem Bey give to Granitola in Chapter 83? Why?

3. How is the narrative of Chapter 91 related?

4. How is the narrative of Chapter 85 related?

5. How is the narrative related in Chapter 1 of the Epilogue? What is this chapter titled?

6. How is the narrative related in Chapter 62? How is this narrative style established?

7. What are the circumstances in Eskibahçe in Chapter 70?

8. How is the narrative of Chapter 63 related?

9. How did Fikret die? What did he say when he died?

10. What are Mustafa Kemal's circumstances in Chapter 68?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the plot structure of Birds Without Wings. What is the inciting incident of the narrative? Where does the climax occur? What does the reader learn in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the character called the Dog in the novel. Where does the Dog live? How is he regarded by the community? When does he appear and why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the characters of Ibrahim and Philothei in Birds Without Wings. How old are these characters when they meet? What is their relationship like? How would you describe their religious backgrounds? What happens to these characters in the course of the novel?

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