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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Ada scream in her history class before her voice gives out?
(a) 47 seconds.
(b) 52 seconds.
(c) 35 seconds.
(d) 63 seconds.

2. In "A Girl Named Island," how long has it been since Ada's mother died?
(a) 12 months and 13 days.
(b) 10 months and 5 days.
(c) 11 months and 8 days.
(d) 9 months and 22 days.

3. During the last history class before the break, what does Emma-Rose ask Ada for?
(a) Pencil.
(b) Gum.
(c) Paper.
(d) Pen.

4. Which of Ada's classmates is beaten at home?
(a) Ed.
(b) Jason.
(c) Zafaar.
(d) Emma-Rose.

5. When did the fig tree come into the world?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1901.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tables are in The Happy Fig?

2. What covers the entrance of The Happy Fig?

3. How old was Andreas when he left home?

4. When were fig trees in Cyprus affected by a virus that killed them slowly?

5. What does Ada's name mean in her mother's language?

Short Essay Questions

1. What place is set up for Kostas and Defne when they start meeting at the tavern?

2. In "Night," what does Ada remember doing in history class?

3. What story does Ada remember that her mother told her about soldiers during World War II?

4. What does Defne learn when she goes to see Yiorgos and Yusuf in "Definition of Love"?

5. What partition divides Nicosia?

6. How did Kostas grandfather die?

7. When Defne is nearly caught by her uncle after meeting Kostas, where does Kostas suggest they meet?

8. What happened that summer when Archbishop Makarios was overthrown?

9. What does the fig tree remember that Yusuf gave Yiorgos for his birthday?

10. Who contacts the fig tree in the night on page 99, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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