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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Mind, “Eight Minutes” - “Remaining Eight Seconds”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT mentioned within descriptions of the annual birthday parties Leila's five friends threw for her?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Decorations.
(c) Cupcakes.
(d) Balloons.

2. To whom is the epigraph of the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World attributed?
(a) Marie Curie.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Louis Pasteur.
(d) Thomas Edison.

3. Which character was killed at the protests portrayed in "Ten Minutes Twenty Seconds"?
(a) Leila.
(b) Humeyra.
(c) D/Ali.
(d) Nalan.

4. What kinds of birds did Leila find in her rooftop sanctuary?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Cardinals.
(d) Hummingbirds.

5. How many friends does Leila name when she knows her friends will come quickly when they hear of her death?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what month of 1968 did a group of soldiers from a particular country arrive in Istanbul?

3. What color sequined dress did Bitter Ma tell Leila to wear to the Intercontinental Hotel on the night of her death?

4. What color was the car driven by the two men who picked up Leila shortly after she left the Intercontinental Hotel?

5. To what aspect of Zaynab's persona was her permanent and self-assigned nickname Zaynab122 connected?

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