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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 kinds of birds did Leila find in her rooftop sanctuary?
(a) Cardinals.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Hummingbirds.

2. To whom is the epigraph of the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World attributed?
(a) Thomas Edison.
(b) Louis Pasteur.
(c) Marie Curie.
(d) Albert Einstein.

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

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

5. What substance did the midwife use in hopes of forcing Leila to make a sound?
(a) Mustard.
(b) Salt.
(c) Rice.
(d) Ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Leila's favorite activity during her childhood?

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?

3. How are Suzan and Binnaz related to one another?

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

5. Who ended up raising Lelia, after Haroun had given the order for her to do so?

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