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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Three Minutes," what flavor does Leila remember three minutes after her heart has stopped that takes her back to September of 1967?
(a) Lime.
(b) Nuts.
(c) Cardamom coffee.
(d) Honey.

2. What name did Haroun call his daughter Leila when he caught her playing with a hula hoop?
(a) Whore.
(b) Layabout.
(c) Heathen.
(d) Dope.

3. What piece of jewelry does one of the adolescent boys steal from Leila's body?
(a) Her bracelet.
(b) Her earring.
(c) Her locket.
(d) Her ring.

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

5. What kind of animal is Leila's pet Charlie Chaplin?
(a) A fish.
(b) A cat.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A dog.

6. To whom is the epigraph of the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World attributed?
(a) Louis Pasteur.
(b) Thomas Edison.
(c) Marie Curie.
(d) Albert Einstein.

7. How many of his own siblings did Haroun raise after their parents died in a car accident?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

9. What kinds of birds did Leila find in her rooftop sanctuary?
(a) Hummingbirds.
(b) Cardinals.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Pigeons.

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

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

12. What was Leila's favorite activity during her childhood?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Writing.

13. How does the narrator describe Leila's childhood home in the historic city of Van?
(a) Sterile.
(b) Cramped.
(c) Large.
(d) Dirty.

14. In what month of 1990 is Leila's death covered on national television?
(a) November.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) January.

15. How many siblings did Jameelah have at the time of her mother's death?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Leila's biological mother?

3. Out of what type of wood did Haroun carve a cradle for the child whose arrival is portrayed in "Five Minutes"?

4. How many hula hoops did Sinan's mother order for him?

5. What was the name of the Lady Pharmacist's son who befriended Leila after she returned from a family vacation by the sea?

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