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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Mind, “Eight Minutes” - “Remaining Eight Seconds”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Six Minutes," Leila recalls attending the wedding of which character and his bride?
(a) Uncle's oldest son.
(b) Haroun's cousin.
(c) Uncle's youngest son.
(d) Suzan's brother.

2. What type of food is featured as part of Leila's final memory?
(a) Rum cake.
(b) Cinnamon cake.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Strawberry cake.

3. The narrator states in the prologue, "The End," that Leila would throw what object playfully at someone she heard referring to her in the past tense?
(a) A tomato.
(b) A high-heeled shoe.
(c) A pinch of salt.
(d) A drop of water.

4. The sisters of D/Ali incessantly called him after his wedding to tell him that their mother was taking what action?
(a) Praying.
(b) Celebrating.
(c) Waiting for a grandchild.
(d) Crying.

5. In "Seven Minutes," it is revealed that Leila began to call Sinan by what nickname when they still lived in Van?
(a) Sabotage.
(b) Butch.
(c) Kommissar.
(d) Crash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ended up raising Lelia, after Haroun had given the order for her to do so?

2. How many of his own siblings did Haroun raise after their parents died in a car accident?

3. In what African country was Jameelah born to parents of two different religions?

4. Soldiers affiliated with which country came to Istanbul in 1968?

5. How many times had "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (19) been banned from the street of brothels before he attacked Leila?

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