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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 what African country was Jameelah born to parents of two different religions?
(a) Sumatra.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Sudan.

2. What kind of animal is Leila's pet Charlie Chaplin?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A fish.
(d) A turtle.

3. With what weapon did "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119) attack Leila?
(a) A gun.
(b) Deadly wasps.
(c) Sulphuric acid.
(d) A knife.

4. In what month did Leila live her last night on earth?
(a) June.
(b) November.
(c) August.
(d) February.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Haroun hold within the historic city of Van?

2. Four minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she has a memory associated with what taste and smell?

3. How many miles away from Istanbul is the historic city of Van, where Leila's parents live?

4. In the chapter entitled "Nine Minutes," Leila remembers D/Ali and has a memory of all but which of the following flavors?

5. Haroun told many people he was going to have how many sons?

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