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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Shekure indicated she will marry Black?
(a) After her father dies.
(b) As soon as possible.
(c) After the book is finished.
(d) When she can move back home.

2. Why does the murderer go to the dervish lodge?
(a) To look at the illustration he has hidden there.
(b) To ponder what to do next.
(c) Ritual cleaning.
(d) For dinner.

3. What work did Elegant do when he was alive?
(a) Secretary work.
(b) Coffee house worker.
(c) Illuminator.
(d) Pasha.

4. What does the murderer pick up before he confesses his crime?
(a) A rope.
(b) A large and heavy stone
(c) A copy of the book.
(d) An ink pot.

5. What concerns the murder the most?
(a) The sin of the illustrations.
(b) The punishment for killing Elegant.
(c) The judgment of his friends.
(d) Retribution from Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Black think the story he writes for the strange illustrations will win him?

2. What does Shekure say must happen before she will sleep with Black?

3. What is surprising about Stork's picture which has strayed from the style of the old masters?

4. Where does the murderer head next?

5. Where does Shekure drag her father's body?

(see the answer key)

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