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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. Why was Kiki suspicious that Reyna was having trouble with Boyd in Chapter 5?

2. Which friend of Steffi's is at the hospital when Monika gets there?

3. What kinds of coins does Bruno show off to Kiki?

4. What does Steffi ask Dieter to bring back to her that she left in his apartment?

5. Who did Kiki stay with in Istanbul when she first left the farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Julian, Monika's husband, touchy and moody in Chapter 7?

7. How did Kiki feel about working on Osman's family's farm?

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

9. Why does Monika have to make a hasty trip to Germany in Chapter 7?

10. What is the main cause of the awful fights and tensions between Steffi and Bruno?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Reyna want to know so much about Kiki's history, particularly about Kiki's marriage to Osman? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the power dynamics of Reyna's relationship with Boyd. How does Boyd react when Reyna changes her mind about driving from New York to Virginia at the last minute?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Reyna's changing attitudes towards Boyd and his friends' cigarette-smuggling scheme, from the time when Boyd first tells her about it (28) to when she has a last minute change of heart about driving the car for them on one of their runs (52). What are some of Reyna's main considerations for going along with, and then rejecting, the scheme?

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