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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 color sequined dress did Bitter Ma tell Leila to wear to the Intercontinental Hotel on the night of her death?
(a) Silver.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Gold.

2. Uncle groomed and sexually abused Leila for the first time when the whole family went for a holiday next to what sea?
(a) The Aegean Sea.
(b) The Adriatic Sea.
(c) The Mediterranean Sea.
(d) The Baltic Sea.

3. Leila ran away from her family's home in Van forever during what event?
(a) Suzan's funeral.
(b) Tarkan's birthday party.
(c) Haroun's retirement party.
(d) Tarkan's funeral.

4. The second time Leila meets Nalan, what change has occurred since their last meeting?
(a) Nalan is now living as a man.
(b) Neither of them lives in Istanbul any longer.
(c) Nalan is now living as a woman.
(d) Leila is no longer engaging in sex work.

5. Haroun told many people he was going to have how many sons?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states emphatically in "The End" that what object does NOT mimic the qualities of time?

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

3. To whom is the epigraph of the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World attributed?

4. How did Leila react when Binnaz again mentioned their shared secret for the first time in over a year?

5. How old was Suzan when Leila was born?

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