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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. When Leila sneaked a hula hoop into her home, she practiced in the bathroom while imitating which singer?
(a) Donnie Osmond.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Rudy Vallee.
(d) Elvis Presley.

2. In the chapter entitled "Remaining Eight Seconds," it is revealed that Leila's very last memory involved which of the five senses?
(a) Sight.
(b) Smell.
(c) Touch.
(d) Taste.

3. The narrator states emphatically in "The End" that what object does NOT mimic the qualities of time?
(a) A sunset.
(b) A drop of ink.
(c) A ball of yarn.
(d) A drop of blood.

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

5. In the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes Twenty Seconds," Leila remembers which type of sensory input associated with a wedding cake?
(a) Smell.
(b) Touch.
(c) Sight.
(d) Taste.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Leila ran away from her family's home in Van forever during what event?

3. What part of Leila's body was permanently scarred as a result of being attacked by "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119)?

4. To what aspect of Zaynab's persona was her permanent and self-assigned nickname Zaynab122 connected?

5. What color sequined dress did Bitter Ma tell Leila to wear to the Intercontinental Hotel on the night of her death?

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