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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Body, “Karma” - Part Three: The Soul, “The Blue Betta Fish”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece of jewelry does one of the adolescent boys steal from Leila's body?
(a) Her locket.
(b) Her ring.
(c) Her earring.
(d) Her bracelet.

2. In what month did Leila live her last night on earth?
(a) February.
(b) June.
(c) August.
(d) November.

3. Nalan feels "a wave of sorrow" (253) rise in her chest in "To Err is Human" when she thinks about spending what number of decades with her beloved friend Leila?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. Which one of Leila's five friends is urged by the others to eat when they are all sitting around Leila's dining table in "Karma"?
(a) Jameelah.
(b) Sinan.
(c) Zaynab122.
(d) Nalan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What number does Kameel provide to the five friends after they are escorted off hospital property?

2. 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)?

3. After young Sinan's father died, he harbored "a nagging suspicion that, no matter how hard he tried and how much he changed, he would always" (77) commit what action toward his mother?

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

5. How many times had "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (19) been banned from the street of brothels before he attacked Leila?

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