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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. What position did Haroun hold within the historic city of Van?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Firefighter.
(c) Cook.
(d) Tailor.

2. Who comes to congratulate the family on a new arrival and then accuses Leila of jealousy?
(a) Suzan.
(b) Zaynab.
(c) Baba.
(d) Uncle.

3. Haroun gave Binnaz a necklace with coins representing all but which of the following virtues he hoped she would bring into the home?
(a) Fertility.
(b) Strength.
(c) Youth.
(d) Docility.

4. Leilia has a "sinking feeling" (11) when she realizes that which event has just occurred?
(a) Her purse has been stolen.
(b) Her heart has ceased to beat.
(c) Her friends have left her alone.
(d) Her mother has died.

5. What name did Leila use when referring to Binnaz?
(a) Sister.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Mummy.
(d) Mama.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of receptacle does Leila find herself as she realizes that she is dead?

2. Which member of Haroun's family named Mahmous was rewarded by the Ottoman government for his help in deporting Armenians?

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

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

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

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