View a FREE sample

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. What position did Haroun hold within the historic city of Van?
(a) Cook.
(b) Firefighter.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Magistrate.

2. 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) 11.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. Leila steps in and defends what kind of worker against Uncle's abuse?
(a) A waiter.
(b) A cook.
(c) A painter.
(d) A gardener.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Uncle when he returned from the Korean War and began to sexually abuse Leila?

2. How are Suzan and Binnaz related to one another?

3. How old was Leila when Uncle began to sexually abuse her?

4. How many friends does Leila name when she knows her friends will come quickly when they hear of her death?

5. What piece of jewelry does one of the adolescent boys steal from Leila's body?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 188 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample