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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 was Leila's cause of death determined to be?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) Strangulation.
(d) Blunt force trauma.

2. In what country does the narrative of 10 Seconds 38 Minutes in This Strange World take place?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Kurdistan.
(d) Iran.

3. How many adolescent boys are in the group who first finds Leila's body?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. How many of Leila's five friends are revealed in the epilogue to have moved into Leila's former apartment?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. How are Suzan and Binnaz related to one another?
(a) They are sisters-in-law.
(b) They are married to the same man.
(c) They are sisters.
(d) They are cousins.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Sinan's Story," the reader learns that Sinan lived in a house with his mother and how many other people?

3. In the chapter entitled "To Err is Human," Nalan recalls Leila once exacting a promise that Nalan would write a letter to whom?

4. Who color hair does the truck's driver have when the policeman spots Leila's five friends in the chapter called "The Road"?

5. At the end of the chapter entitled "Vodka," what telling facial expression is Nalan described as "failing to notice" (245) on Sinan's face?

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