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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. Leila ran away from her family's home in Van forever during what event?
(a) Haroun's retirement party.
(b) Tarkan's birthday party.
(c) Suzan's funeral.
(d) Tarkan's funeral.

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

3. Which character waits outside of Leila's apartment building in the chapter entitled "This Manic Old City"?
(a) Humeyra.
(b) Nalan.
(c) Charlie Chaplin.
(d) Binnaz.

4. The memory of what taste is associated with the chapter called "Ten Minutes Thirty Seconds"?
(a) Lemon.
(b) Goat stew.
(c) Cardamom.
(d) Single malt whiskey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Leila spend her final night on earth?

2. The chapter "Eight Minutes" recounts a memory associated with March of what year?

3. Soldiers affiliated with which country came to Istanbul in 1968?

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

5. Which character did Leila meet after hearing Bitter Ma scolding someone downstairs in the brothel?

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