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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. In "Butterflies and Bones," what color dress is Defne wearing?

2. In "Restless Mind," when the crew finishes at their site, how far will they go to dig at a dried-out riverbed?

3. When was Captain Joseph Lane murdered by two EOKA gunmen?

4. What type of parrot was Chico?

5. What do Defne and a colleague have to drink after a difficult interview in "Silences"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Chico, the parrot at The Happy Fig come from?

2. As Meryem starts to pack after New Year's, what does she share with Ada?

3. How do Kostas and Defne view human suffering?

4. When Ada is a baby, why does Defne ask Kostas not to tell her about the past?

5. How did Defne die?

6. How and why did Defne transmute into a tree?

7. Where was Kostas when Defne died, and how did he learn of her death?

8. What is Kostas working on, and what did he do last year in "Proverbs"?

9. In "Remains of Love," what does Defne show Kostas that they found and what does she say regarding how they found it?

10. In "The Hidden," what do Kostas and Ada do together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Shafak use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created?

Essay Topic 2

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Shafak use personification in The Island of Missing Trees? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Island of Missing Trees? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Shafak uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

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