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

2. The first memory that comes to Leila's mind in the first minute after her death has to do with what substance?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) Salt.
(c) Sand.
(d) Smoke.

3. How did the soldiers escape from the attack launched by protesters in Istanbul?
(a) They held a government official hostage.
(b) They flew off in airplanes.
(c) They shot their way out of the city.
(d) They dove into the sea.

4. What name did Leila use when referring to her father Haroun?
(a) Papa.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Baba.
(d) Dada.

5. What color was the car driven by the two men who picked up Leila shortly after she left the Intercontinental Hotel?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Silver.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT mentioned within descriptions of the annual birthday parties Leila's five friends threw for her?

2. At every possible opportunity, Leila and her five friends would gather for dinner and to engage in what activity together?

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

4. How old was Suzan when Leila was born?

5. The chapter "Eight Minutes" recounts a memory associated with March of what year?

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