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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Leila's body was permanently scarred as a result of being attacked by "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119)?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her back.
(c) Her face.
(d) Her thigh.

2. How did the soldiers escape from the attack launched by protesters in Istanbul?
(a) They flew off in airplanes.
(b) They held a government official hostage.
(c) They shot their way out of the city.
(d) They dove into the sea.

3. Which character did Leila meet after hearing Bitter Ma scolding someone downstairs in the brothel?
(a) D/Ali.
(b) Jameelah.
(c) Zaynab122.
(d) Sinan.

4. It is revealed that of the four sex workers murdered in the last month, which woman had fought her attacker the hardest?
(a) The fourth.
(b) The second.
(c) The third.
(d) The first.

5. After the five friends' encounter with Kameel, which of them excuses themselves, wanting to be alone for a while?
(a) Nalan.
(b) Zaynab122.
(c) Humeyra.
(d) Sinan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes Twenty Seconds," Leila remembers which type of sensory input associated with a wedding cake?

2. Who escorts the five friends off the hospital property once they are denied access to Leila's body?

3. What color sequined dress did Bitter Ma tell Leila to wear to the Intercontinental Hotel on the night of her death?

4. The medical examiner is fascinated with research suggesting that how many genes remain alive in the body for some time after physical death?

5. The chapter entitled "The Silver Mercedes" portrays how many men having been involved with Leila's murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Leila react to D/Ali's wedding proposal, as described in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes"?

2. What is the significance of the chapter title "Normal Female Citizens"?

3. In what way does Elif Shafak use a sensory detail as an instance of foreshadowing in the chapter entitled "Eight Minutes"?

4. Who becomes frustrated with Zaynab122 in the chapter entitled "Normal Female Citizens" and why?

5. What was the ultimate fate of Leila's husband D/Ali?

6. Which joyous occasion in Leila's life is portrayed within the memories that surface ten minutes and 20 seconds after her heart stops?

7. What new information about the recent murders of sex workers does the reader learn in the chapter entitled "The Apartment"?

8. Is the young man featured in the chapter called "The View from Above" right or wrong to accuse his father of murder?

9. What is the origin of Zaynab 122's name, as is revealed in the chapter entitled "Zaynab's Story"?

10. How does Sinan's grief surrounding Leila's death differ from the grief of Leila's other four friends, as depicted in the chapter entitled "Grief"?

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