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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Mind, “Four Minutes” - “Jameelah’s Story”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leila steps in and defends what kind of worker against Uncle's abuse?
(a) A painter.
(b) A gardener.
(c) A waiter.
(d) A cook.

2. Who comes to congratulate the family on a new arrival and then accuses Leila of jealousy?
(a) Zaynab.
(b) Baba.
(c) Suzan.
(d) Uncle.

3. Leila ran away from her family's home in Van forever during what event?
(a) Tarkan's funeral.
(b) Haroun's retirement party.
(c) Tarkan's birthday party.
(d) Suzan's funeral.

4. The volatile relationship between Jameelah and which of her family members caused her to begin to spend more time on the streets?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her stepfather.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her stepmother.

5. When Binnaz began to have one miscarriage after another, the family elders reminded Haroun that the Qur'an says a man can have how many wives?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states emphatically in "The End" that what object does NOT mimic the qualities of time?

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

3. What was Leila's favorite activity during her childhood?

4. What piece of jewelry does one of the adolescent boys steal from Leila's body?

5. The narrator states that Leila's only brother would have been diagnosed years later as having which condition?

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