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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. What is NOT mentioned within descriptions of the annual birthday parties Leila's five friends threw for her?
(a) Cupcakes.
(b) Balloons.
(c) Decorations.
(d) Whiskey.

2. What occupation did Sinan's father hold at the time of his death?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Judge.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Attorney.

3. In the chapter entitled "Remaining Eight Seconds," it is revealed that Leila's very last memory involved which of the five senses?
(a) Touch.
(b) Smell.
(c) Taste.
(d) Sight.

4. In what month of 1968 did a group of soldiers from a particular country arrive in Istanbul?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) January.

5. Bitter Ma launched a deep cleaning of the brothel in anticipation of how many soldiers arriving in Istanbul?
(a) Scores.
(b) Thousands.
(c) 50.
(d) Hundreds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes," a celebration of what kind of landmark's recent completion was taking place in Istanbul?

2. With what weapon did "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119) attack Leila?

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

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

5. How many siblings did Jameelah have at the time of her mother's death?

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