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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Proverbs" what does Meryem say is wrong with Ada?
(a) An incubus.
(b) A specter.
(c) A dijinn.
(d) A demon.

2. How many years did it take Turkish doctor, Mehmet Aziz, to eradicated malaria from Cyprus.
(a) 9 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 4 years.

3. Where do Kostas and Defne move after they leave his flat?
(a) North London.
(b) South London.
(c) East London.
(d) West London.

4. When did Yusuf Yiorgos Robinson live and die?
(a) January 1975 to July 1976.
(b) January 1975 to March 1975.
(c) January 1975 to November 1975
(d) January 1975 to January 1976.

5. What color petals do the almonds have that produce sweet almonds?
(a) Cream.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

6. How long is Kostas' journey to Northern Cyprus when he returns in "A Thousand Thorns"?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 11 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

7. On page 329, who believed there was a pole that ran through the universe joining the underworld to earth and heaven according to the fig tree?
(a) Sumerians.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Ancients.

8. What does Defne bring for her and Kostas to eat in "Picnic"?
(a) Wine, grapes, and sandwiches.
(b) Wine, figs, and sandwiches.
(c) Wine, apples, and sandwiches.
(d) Wine, peaches, and sandwiches.

9. When did Ronald Ross, the Scottish doctor, who set out to eradicate malaria, arrive in Cyprus?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1913.

10. Where does Kostas have his study?
(a) An upstairs bedroom.
(b) A former potting shed.
(c) A former parlor.
(d) A back room.

11. According to the fig tree, how far can butterflies fly?
(a) 900 miles.
(b) 1,200 miles.
(c) 850 miles.
(d) 2,500 miles.

12. In "Silences," hold old is the survivor Defne and a colleague are interviewing when that person's oldest son treats them very rudely?
(a) 89.
(b) 92.
(c) 87.
(d) 90.

13. When does Maria Fernanda say a lot of progress was made in forensic fieldwork in Guatamala?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1990s.
(d) 1993.

14. How many species of birds are there?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 22,000.

15. How long after Ada is born does Defne decide to go back to working for the Committee on MIssing Persons?
(a) 17 months.
(b) 14 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 9 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wher does Kostas see Defne at a dig in "Remains of Love"?

2. What is the name of the psychic that Dfne, Kostas, and Meryem visit in Cypris in the early 2000s?

3. What month is Ada born?

4. In "Proverbs," where is Kostas invited to present a paper?

5. In August 1976, how long had The Happy Fig been closed?

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