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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Mind, “Four Minutes” - “Jameelah’s Story”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The narrator states that Jameelah's mother subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Islam.
(d) Sufism.

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

5. The narrator states that Leila's only brother would have been diagnosed years later as having which condition?
(a) Obsessive compulsive disorder.
(b) Down's syndrome.
(c) Dyslexia.
(d) Epilepsy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what sort of facility was the wedding reception depicted in "Six Minutes" held?

3. What piece of jewelry does one of the adolescent boys steal from Leila's body?

4. Leila steps in and defends what kind of worker against Uncle's abuse?

5. In what African country was Jameelah born to parents of two different religions?

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