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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 was one thing that Kiki had hated doing on Osman's farm?

2. What does Monika almost give Lynette by accident when she sees her after returning from Berlin?

3. Why is Julian in a bad mood?

4. Where had Kiki's best years with Osman been?

5. What does Monika tell Steffi that seems to make Steffi feel much better?

Short Essay Questions

1. What eventually causes Dieter to break off his relationship with Steffi?

2. How does Monika respond when Bruno tells her Steffi could use some money?

3. How do Kiki and Osman's family treat the three Germans who stop at the farm in 1977?

4. How are things between Julian and Monika when Monika returns from Germany?

5. What does Dieter come across in the museum at the Met in New York City that he recognizes from years earlier?

6. Why does Kiki sell her last rug that Osman has given her?

7. What does Kiki do with her last two rugs from Emir after she gets to New York City?

8. What do the doctors tell Steffi she has to give up that she does not seem to be able to quit?

9. What is Steffi's role as she travels around Turkey buying artifacts with Dieter and Bruno?

10. What does Monika tell Lynette is the purpose of her job at the museum?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Darisse's feelings when she does not hear from Claude at all, unaware that Claude has been killed in a car accident. What does Darisse guess has happened to Claude, and how does she handle his disappearance? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What role does Claude's and Teddy's car accident seem to play in Teddy's decision not to accept his ex-wife Sally's entreaties to begin their love affair again? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how Silber uses Biblical references, specifically to King David and the Hittites, as a common thread connecting Darisse and the three Germans - Dieter, Bruno, and Steffi.

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