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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 "Ten Minutes," a celebration of what kind of landmark's recent completion was taking place in Istanbul?
(a) An opera house.
(b) A mosque.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A wall.

2. In what make of car were the two men riding when they stopped to talk to Leila on the evening of her death?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) BMW.
(c) Volvo.
(d) Volkswagen.

3. How many hula hoops did Sinan's mother order for him?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. Four minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she has a memory associated with what taste and smell?
(a) Gardenia.
(b) Watermelon.
(c) Salt.
(d) Cardamom coffee.

5. How old was Suzan when Leila was born?
(a) In her early fifties.
(b) In her late twenties.
(c) In her late thirties.
(d) In her early forties.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is revealed in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes" that Humeyra made her living working at what type of establishment?

2. How does the narrator describe Leila's childhood home in the historic city of Van?

3. Which of Zaynab's qualities made her different from the rest of her family?

4. To whom did D/Ali pay "a hefty sum" (154) in order to free Leila so that he could marry her?

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

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