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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Body, “The Morgue” - “Sabotage”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what sensory detail does Elif Shafak begin the chapter "Eight Minutes" within Part One?
(a) The sound of howling dogs.
(b) The smell of sulphuric acid.
(c) The smell of baklava.
(d) The taste of lemon and sugar.

2. The second time Leila meets Nalan, what change has occurred since their last meeting?
(a) Nalan is now living as a man.
(b) Neither of them lives in Istanbul any longer.
(c) Nalan is now living as a woman.
(d) Leila is no longer engaging in sex work.

3. What color sequined dress did Bitter Ma tell Leila to wear to the Intercontinental Hotel on the night of her death?
(a) Purple.
(b) Silver.
(c) Red.
(d) Gold.

4. How many times had "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (19) been banned from the street of brothels before he attacked Leila?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 5.

5. 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) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character did Leila see when she looked into the mirror on her wedding day?

2. The silver Mercedes carrying Leila's murderers pulls up to what kind of establishment in the chapter called "The Silver Mercedes"?

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

4. The narrator states that Jameelah's mother subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?

5. What name did Haroun call his daughter Leila when he caught her playing with a hula hoop?

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