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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Body, “The Morgue” - “Sabotage”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Leila's five friends believes that there two kinds of families?
(a) Humeyra.
(b) Sinan.
(c) Zaynab122.
(d) Nalan.

2. With what sensory detail does Elif Shafak begin the chapter "Eight Minutes" within Part One?
(a) The smell of sulphuric acid.
(b) The taste of lemon and sugar.
(c) The sound of howling dogs.
(d) The smell of baklava.

3. In what way were Leila's murderers related to one another?
(a) They were cousins.
(b) They were brothers.
(c) They were third cousins.
(d) They were stepbrothers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Five Minutes," Leila recalls gaining what kind of family member at the age of 7?

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

3. The volatile relationship between Jameelah and which of her family members caused her to begin to spend more time on the streets?

4. 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)?

5. As a child, Sinan "felt more comfortable next to people who were not" what "in any way" (77)?

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