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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 does Memed visit Deyirmenoluk village in "Chapter 29"?

2. Why can't Hatche help Memed escape the police?

3. What do the children of Deyirmenoluk tell Big Osman in "Chapter 21"?

4. What does Memed think when he runs into Horali in "Chapter 20"?

5. Where does Memed get his supplies from for his hideout in "Chapter 29"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Chapter 18", why does Ali Safa meet with Kalayji?

2. In "Chapter 16", what history does Big Ismail remember?

3. What happens when Abdi decides to write a letter to Ahmed?

4. What does Abdi tell Ali Safa about Memed in "Chapter 16"?

5. How does Memed rescue Hatche and Iraz from the police?

6. In "Chapter 27", what is Ali Safa's main concern?

7. In "Chapter 16", what story does Abdi tell Ali Safa's wife?

8. What happens when Abdi is proclaimed to be alive in "Chapter 19"?

9. What happens when Memed, Hatche and Iraz are found in their hide-away in "Chapter 34"?

10. Why do Memed and Hatche argue in "Chapter 33"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Abdi an antagonist? Consider his character throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Follow Memed's rise to power. How does his ending in this novel fit into that development? Does Memed fall? Does he succeed?

Essay Topic 3

What is the relationship of the villages to character development? Consider the relationships between the villages as well.

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