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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. How does the narrator describe Leila's childhood home in the historic city of Van?
(a) Cramped.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Sterile.
(d) Large.

2. The volatile relationship between Jameelah and which of her family members caused her to begin to spend more time on the streets?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her stepmother.
(d) Her stepfather.

3. In what type of periodical did Leila and Sinan first see a hula hoop?
(a) A book.
(b) A magazine.
(c) A pamphlet.
(d) A newspaper.

4. How many miles away from Istanbul is the historic city of Van, where Leila's parents live?
(a) 100.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 250.
(d) 500.

5. How old was Leila when Uncle began to sexually abuse her?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of birds did Leila find in her rooftop sanctuary?

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

3. In what month of 1990 is Leila's death covered on national television?

4. When Leila names the activities she had been doing just hours before her death, what is NOT mentioned?

5. How many adolescent boys are in the group who first finds Leila's body?

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