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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. Who does Ka tell Blue he is spying for during their first meeting?

2. What is the name of Ipek's family maid?

3. What is the name of the hotel that Ka stays at in his hometown?

4. What does Ka watch after making love to Ipek for the first time?

5. Who does Necip proclaim his love for when he comes up to Ka for the second time in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the first time that Ka and Ipek make love described?

2. What does Ka do with the letters he promised Necip that he would give to Kadife in a stationary store?

3. How does Necip describe his short science fiction story to Ka?

4. How does Kadife react when Ka questions her about her feelings on suicide?

5. How does Ipek describe the events of the night after the tragedy at the National Theater to Ka over breakfast?

6. What is the nature of Ka's first meeting with Serdar Bey in the book?

7. What is the nature of the favor Muhtar asks of Ka in regards to his ex-wife?

8. What is the nature of Orhan Bey's visit to Kars?

9. What is the nature of Ka's conversation with the sheikh when he first sees him at the Green Pastures café?

10. What is the nature of Ipek and Ka's conversation when she comes to tell him the director's condition has worsened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

True to the book's name, the substance of snow is used throughout the book to evoke memories, inspire poetry and note individualism in nature.

Part 1.) What symbolic meaning does Ka have for snow in regards to his childhood?

Part 2.) What might the author hope for snow to represent in terms of character development in the book?

Part 3.) What is telling about Ka's research of snowflakes and comparing their individuality to people?

Essay Topic 2

Early on in the book, it becomes clear that the city of Kars is a place with backward principles and much controversy.

Part 1.) What about Ka's entrance into Kars suggests it is a dangerous place for him to be found?

Part 2.) What do we learn about the laws and rules enacted in Kars that are biased and/or backwards towards the poor and women?

Part 3.) What can we learn about the nature of undemocratic nations based on the author's portrayal of Kars in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impact of Orhan's investigation of Ka, noting what information we were able to learn about Ka's nature. What is telling about the nature of change and consequences of actions based on the information we learn about Ka's legacy in Kars after his death?

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