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

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

3. Leilia has a "sinking feeling" (11) when she realizes that which event has just occurred?
(a) Her friends have left her alone.
(b) Her heart has ceased to beat.
(c) Her mother has died.
(d) Her purse has been stolen.

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

5. 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?
(a) Lime.
(b) Nuts.
(c) Honey.
(d) Cardamom coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Two minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she recalls which two very different flavors?

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

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

4. The narrator states in the prologue, "The End," that Leila would throw what object playfully at someone she heard referring to her in the past tense?

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

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