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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. Nalan recalls in the chapter called "The Plan" that Leila had carried what item of D/Ali's everywhere she went after his death?
(a) A comb.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A Zippo lighter.

2. The memory of what taste is associated with the chapter called "Ten Minutes Thirty Seconds"?
(a) Lemon.
(b) Single malt whiskey.
(c) Cardamom.
(d) Goat stew.

3. Who claims to be trying to avert a heart attack at or around the age of 43, since none of their paternal relatives have lived beyond 43?
(a) Jameelah.
(b) Zaynab122.
(c) Nalan.
(d) Sinan.

4. What substance did the midwife use in hopes of forcing Leila to make a sound?
(a) Rice.
(b) Mustard.
(c) Salt.
(d) Ice.

5. The chapter "Eight Minutes" recounts a memory associated with March of what year?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Leila's five friends tells hospital staff that they had been closer to Leila than her family was?

2. In the chapter entitled "To Err is Human," Leila's five friends find that they have exhumed the wrong body when it displays what trait?

3. In the chapter entitled "The Bridge," who pushes Leila's body over the side of Bosphorous Bridge while surrounded by police?

4. In the chapter entitled "Remaining Eight Seconds," it is revealed that Leila's very last memory involved which of the five senses?

5. Leilia has a "sinking feeling" (11) when she realizes that which event has just occurred?

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