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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. What name did Haroun call his daughter Leila when he caught her playing with a hula hoop?
(a) Heathen.
(b) Dope.
(c) Whore.
(d) Layabout.

2. How did Leila react when Binnaz again mentioned their shared secret for the first time in over a year?
(a) She hugged Binnaz.
(b) She ran out of the room.
(c) She drew a sharp breath.
(d) She ran to tell Suzan.

3. In "Sinan's Story," the reader learns that Sinan lived in a house with his mother and how many other people?
(a) 4.
(b) 11.
(c) 0.
(d) 7.

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

5. How many miscarriages had Binnaz experienced prior to Leila's arrival?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hula hoops did Sinan's mother order for him?

2. In what type of periodical did Leila and Sinan first see a hula hoop?

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

4. In "Seven Minutes," it is revealed that Leila began to call Sinan by what nickname when they still lived in Van?

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

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