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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 taste of lemon and sugar.
(b) The smell of sulphuric acid.
(c) The smell of baklava.
(d) The sound of howling dogs.

2. The narrator states that Leila's only brother would have been diagnosed years later as having which condition?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Dyslexia.
(c) Obsessive compulsive disorder.
(d) Down's syndrome.

3. As a child, Sinan "felt more comfortable next to people who were not" what "in any way" (77)?
(a) Perfect.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Kind.
(d) Assertive.

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

5. What part of Leila's body was permanently scarred as a result of being attacked by "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119)?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her face.
(c) Her back.
(d) Her thigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Haroun told many people he was going to have how many sons?

2. Who strongly disapproved of the dancing taking place at the wedding depicted in "Six Minutes"?

3. In what make of car were the two men riding when they stopped to talk to Leila on the evening of her death?

4. In what type of periodical did Leila and Sinan first see a hula hoop?

5. The second time Leila meets Nalan, what change has occurred since their last meeting?

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