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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. Two minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she recalls which two very different flavors?
(a) Lemon and sugar.
(b) Salt and caramel.
(c) Licorice and lime.
(d) Molasses and lemon.

2. The first memory that comes to Leila's mind in the first minute after her death has to do with what substance?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Salt.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Sand.

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

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

5. Which member of Haroun's family named Mahmous was rewarded by the Ottoman government for his help in deporting Armenians?
(a) His brother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) His uncle.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What name did Leila use when referring to Binnaz?

4. Leilia has a "sinking feeling" (11) when she realizes that which event has just occurred?

5. How old was Leila's biological mother when she gave birth to Leila?

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