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

2. After young Sinan's father died, he harbored "a nagging suspicion that, no matter how hard he tried and how much he changed, he would always" (77) commit what action toward his mother?
(a) Belittle her.
(b) Sadden her.
(c) Fail her.
(d) Anger her.

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

4. In "Sinan's Story," the reader learns that Sinan lived in a house with his mother and how many other people?
(a) 0.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

5. In what country does the narrative of 10 Seconds 38 Minutes in This Strange World take place?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Iran.
(c) Kurdistan.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who strongly disapproved of the dancing taking place at the wedding depicted in "Six Minutes"?

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

3. In what type of receptacle does Leila find herself as she realizes that she is dead?

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

5. Four minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she has a memory associated with what taste and smell?

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