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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: “The End” and Part One, “One Minute” - “Nalan’s Story”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Suzan when Leila was born?
(a) In her late thirties.
(b) In her early forties.
(c) In her late twenties.
(d) In her early fifties.

4. What name did Leila use when referring to her father Haroun?
(a) Papa.
(b) Dada.
(c) Baba.
(d) Daddy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The first memory that comes to Leila's mind in the first minute after her death has to do with what substance?

2. 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?

3. In what type of receptacle does Leila find herself as she realizes that she is dead?

4. When Binnaz began to have one miscarriage after another, the family elders reminded Haroun that the Qur'an says a man can have how many wives?

5. How many miscarriages had Binnaz experienced prior to Leila's arrival?

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