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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. How many siblings did Jameelah have at the time of her mother's death?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. 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) Honey.
(b) Cardamom coffee.
(c) Nuts.
(d) Lime.

3. In "Six Minutes," Leila recalls attending the wedding of which character and his bride?
(a) Haroun's cousin.
(b) Uncle's oldest son.
(c) Uncle's youngest son.
(d) Suzan's brother.

4. In the chapter entitled "Five Minutes," Leila recalls the birth of which character?
(a) Haroun.
(b) Tarkan.
(c) Sinan.
(d) Baba.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What malady afflicted Leila when the family returned from the vacation by the sea?

2. Out of what type of wood did Haroun carve a cradle for the child whose arrival is portrayed in "Five Minutes"?

3. 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?

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

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

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