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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Mind, “Eight Minutes” - “Remaining Eight Seconds”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Nine Minutes," Leila remembers D/Ali and has a memory of all but which of the following flavors?
(a) Cardamom.
(b) Cherry paste.
(c) Hazelnut praline.
(d) Caramel.

2. How old was Leila's biological mother when she gave birth to Leila?
(a) 30.
(b) 26.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

3. At what type of establishment did Zaynab122 work when she and Leila met?
(a) A medical clinic.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A jazz club.
(d) A chip shop.

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

5. The narrator states in the prologue, "The End," that Leila would throw what object playfully at someone she heard referring to her in the past tense?
(a) A tomato.
(b) A high-heeled shoe.
(c) A drop of water.
(d) A pinch of salt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes," Leila met Humeyra when they were both trying to save what type of animal?

2. What kinds of birds did Leila find in her rooftop sanctuary?

3. How old was Uncle when he returned from the Korean War and began to sexually abuse Leila?

4. How many adolescent boys are in the group who first finds Leila's body?

5. When Binnaz began to have one miscarriage after another, the family elders reminded Haroun that the Qur'an says a man can have how many wives?

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