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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 Ipek call from the window of Ka's hotel room to let her out?
2. What is Ka's research on snowflakes inspired by, according to Orhan?
3. What does Ipek concentrate on so as not to get angry while being locked in Ka's room?
4. What does Ka jump out of bed and do just after making love to Ipek for the first time?
5. What is taped to Ka's chest before he goes in to meet with Blue in his prison cell?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ka describe his need for writing "The Place Where the World Ends"?
2. How is Kadife's punishment for killing Sunay described?
3. What is Kadife's role in Sunay's final play?
4. How is Ka's research into snowflakes described by Orhan?
5. Why does Ipek decide not to go with Ka to Germany?
6. How is the National Theater described when Ipek and Turgut arrive just before Sunay's play?
7. How does Fazil describe his fantasies of Kadife to Ka when they go to a tea house?
8. How are Turgut Bey's wool gloves described that he insists on taking to his meeting with Blue?
9. What is the nature of the people's descriptions of Ka according to those Orhan meets with on his visit to Kars?
10. What happens to Ka when he leaves a café after writing the poem "Jealous"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the role of newspapers in the book, noting their highlight of the corruptness of Kars. What does Serdar Bey's tendency to make headlines the day before they happen say about the nature of those in power in Kars?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the role of drinking in the book, notably as it is used as a coping mechanism. How does Ka's use of alcohol to forget his problems differ from Funda's, who uses it to manipulate others?
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