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

2. What name did Haroun call his daughter Leila when he caught her playing with a hula hoop?
(a) Dope.
(b) Heathen.
(c) Whore.
(d) Layabout.

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

4. How many friends does Leila name when she knows her friends will come quickly when they hear of her death?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After young Sinan's father died, he harbored "a nagging suspicion that, no matter how hard he tried and how much he changed, he would always" (77) commit what action toward his mother?

2. How old was Uncle when he returned from the Korean War and began to sexually abuse 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. Which of Zaynab's qualities made her different from the rest of her family?

5. What substance did the midwife use in hopes of forcing Leila to make a sound?

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