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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Mind, “Four Minutes” - “Jameelah’s Story”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of periodical did Leila and Sinan first see a hula hoop?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A book.
(c) A magazine.
(d) A pamphlet.

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

3. The narrator states that Jameelah's mother subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Sufism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Islam.

4. The narrator states that Leila's only brother would have been diagnosed years later as having which condition?
(a) Dyslexia.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Obsessive compulsive disorder.
(d) Down's syndrome.

5. What thought caused Leila to feel a sense of gloom descend upon her during the wedding reception?
(a) The thought that the party would go on for many more hours.
(b) The thought that her abuser was having a wonderful time.
(c) The thought that Suzan may not be her real mother.
(d) The thought that she would never wear a gown like the bride's.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In "Six Minutes," Leila recalls attending the wedding of which character and his bride?

3. Which member of Haroun's family named Mahmous was rewarded by the Ottoman government for his help in deporting Armenians?

4. How many hula hoops did Sinan's mother order for him?

5. Haroun told many people he was going to have how many sons?

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