View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Body, “Karma” - Part Three: The Soul, “The Blue Betta Fish”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Soldiers affiliated with which country came to Istanbul in 1968?
(a) Iran.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Germany.
(d) The United States.

3. To whom did D/Ali pay "a hefty sum" (154) in order to free Leila so that he could marry her?
(a) Binnaz.
(b) Bitter Ma.
(c) Haroun.
(d) The magistrate.

4. Who gets shot in the shoulder by a policeman as a result of giving Leila a water burial in the chapter called "The Bridge"?
(a) Jameelah.
(b) Nalan.
(c) SInan.
(d) Humeyra.

5. Haroun told many people he was going to have how many sons?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. The figurines on the dashboard of the silver Mercedes are created to look like what entities?

2. How does the narrator describe Leila's childhood home in the historic city of Van?

3. It is revealed in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes" that Humeyra made her living working at what type of establishment?

4. Out of what type of wood did Haroun carve a cradle for the child whose arrival is portrayed in "Five Minutes"?

5. Leila steps in and defends what kind of worker against Uncle's abuse?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 210 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample