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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. In what year did Leila spend her final night on earth?
(a) 1987.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1990.
(d) 2006.

2. In what month of 1968 did a group of soldiers from a particular country arrive in Istanbul?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) January.

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

4. The narrator states that Jameelah's father subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Sufism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Hinduism.

5. Haroun gave Binnaz a necklace with coins representing all but which of the following virtues he hoped she would bring into the home?
(a) Youth.
(b) Fertility.
(c) Strength.
(d) Docility.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month of 1990 is Leila's death covered on national television?

2. The narrator states in the prologue, "The End," that Leila would throw what object playfully at someone she heard referring to her in the past tense?

3. Who comes to congratulate the family on a new arrival and then accuses Leila of jealousy?

4. The volatile relationship between Jameelah and which of her family members caused her to begin to spend more time on the streets?

5. When Leila names the activities she had been doing just hours before her death, what is NOT mentioned?

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