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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What malady afflicted Leila when the family returned from the vacation by the sea?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Ennui.
(c) Measles.
(d) Fever.

2. How old was Uncle when he returned from the Korean War and began to sexually abuse Leila?
(a) 35.
(b) 43.
(c) 52.
(d) 22.

3. What position did Haroun hold within the historic city of Van?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Cook.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Firefighter.

4. Who ended up raising Lelia, after Haroun had given the order for her to do so?
(a) Jameelah.
(b) Binnaz.
(c) Nalan.
(d) Suzan.

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

6. As a child, Sinan "felt more comfortable next to people who were not" what "in any way" (77)?
(a) Assertive.
(b) Kind.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Perfect.

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

8. What occupation did Sinan's father hold at the time of his death?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Attorney.
(c) Judge.
(d) Soldier.

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

10. In "Sinan's Story," the reader learns that Sinan lived in a house with his mother and how many other people?
(a) 11.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 0.

11. Who gave birth to the baby mentioned in the chapter entitled "Five Minutes"?
(a) Binnaz.
(b) Jameelah.
(c) Leila.
(d) Suzan.

12. At what sort of facility was the wedding reception depicted in "Six Minutes" held?
(a) A mosque.
(b) A synagogue.
(c) A church.
(d) A hotel.

13. The first memory that comes to Leila's mind in the first minute after her death has to do with what substance?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Salt.
(c) Sand.
(d) Gasoline.

14. How old was Suzan when Leila was born?
(a) In her late thirties.
(b) In her early fifties.
(c) In her early forties.
(d) In her late twenties.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After young Sinan's father died, he harbored "a nagging suspicion that, no matter how hard he tried and how much he changed, he would always" (77) commit what action toward his mother?

2. Who comes to congratulate the family on a new arrival and then accuses Leila of jealousy?

3. When Leila names the activities she had been doing just hours before her death, what is NOT mentioned?

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

5. Four minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she has a memory associated with what taste and smell?

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