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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. 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?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.

2. The volatile relationship between Jameelah and which of her family members caused her to begin to spend more time on the streets?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her stepmother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her stepfather.

3. Who gave birth to the baby mentioned in the chapter entitled "Five Minutes"?
(a) Binnaz.
(b) Leila.
(c) Suzan.
(d) Jameelah.

4. The narrator states that Sinan was "endowed with" his parents' "best quality," (76) which was what?
(a) Their optimism.
(b) Their dogged determination.
(c) The passion for the truth.
(d) Their progressive spirit.

5. What occupation did Sinan's father hold at the time of his death?
(a) Attorney.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal is Leila's pet Charlie Chaplin?

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

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

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

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

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