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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. With what weapon did "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119) attack Leila?
(a) Sulphuric acid.
(b) Deadly wasps.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

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

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

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

5. Which of Zaynab's qualities made her different from the rest of her family?
(a) Her race.
(b) Her status as a little person.
(c) Her ambition.
(d) Her love of travel.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of Leila's five friends believes that the two kinds of families are the blood type and what other type?

2. The narrator states that Jameelah's mother subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?

3. Bitter Ma launched a deep cleaning of the brothel in anticipation of how many soldiers arriving in Istanbul?

4. It is revealed that of the four sex workers murdered in the last month, which woman had fought her attacker the hardest?

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

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