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

2. 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?
(a) A tomato.
(b) A drop of water.
(c) A high-heeled shoe.
(d) A pinch of salt.

3. What position did Haroun hold within the historic city of Van?
(a) Firefighter.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Magistrate.
(d) Cook.

4. How many miles away from Istanbul is the historic city of Van, where Leila's parents live?
(a) 100.
(b) 250.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 500.

5. Haroun gave Binnaz a necklace with coins representing all but which of the following virtues he hoped she would bring into the home?
(a) Strength.
(b) Fertility.
(c) Youth.
(d) Docility.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Leila names the activities she had been doing just hours before her death, what is NOT mentioned?

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

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

4. The narrator states emphatically in "The End" that what object does NOT mimic the qualities of time?

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

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