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

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 Baltic Sea.
(b) The Adriatic Sea.
(c) The Aegean Sea.
(d) The Mediterranean Sea.

3. Who strongly disapproved of the dancing taking place at the wedding depicted in "Six Minutes"?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Suzan.
(c) The Lady Pharmacist.
(d) Haroun.

4. Who does NOT know Leila as Tequlia Leila?
(a) Her one true love.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her clients.
(d) Her family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Three Minutes," what flavor does Leila remember three minutes after her heart has stopped that takes her back to September of 1967?

2. Two minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she recalls which two very different flavors?

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

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

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

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