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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. In the chapter entitled "Five Minutes," Leila recalls the birth of which character?
(a) Sinan.
(b) Haroun.
(c) Baba.
(d) Tarkan.

2. When Leila sneaked a hula hoop into her home, she practiced in the bathroom while imitating which singer?
(a) Rudy Vallee.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Donnie Osmond.

3. 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) 4.
(b) 11.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

4. Leilia has a "sinking feeling" (11) when she realizes that which event has just occurred?
(a) Her friends have left her alone.
(b) Her heart has ceased to beat.
(c) Her mother has died.
(d) Her purse has been stolen.

5. In what year did Binnaz's brother return from fighting in the Korean War?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. Uncle groomed and sexually abused Leila for the first time when the whole family went for a holiday next to what sea?

2. To whom is the epigraph of the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World attributed?

3. How old was Leila when Uncle began to sexually abuse her?

4. What kinds of birds did Leila find in her rooftop sanctuary?

5. How many friends does Leila name when she knows her friends will come quickly when they hear of her death?

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