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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country does the narrative of 10 Seconds 38 Minutes in This Strange World take place?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Kurdistan.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Iran.

2. What name did Leila use when referring to her father Haroun?
(a) Dada.
(b) Baba.
(c) Daddy.
(d) Papa.

3. Who gave birth to the baby mentioned in the chapter entitled "Five Minutes"?
(a) Suzan.
(b) Jameelah.
(c) Leila.
(d) Binnaz.

4. In the chapter entitled "Five Minutes," Leila recalls the birth of which character?
(a) Tarkan.
(b) Haroun.
(c) Sinan.
(d) Baba.

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

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

7. Which member of Haroun's family named Mahmous was rewarded by the Ottoman government for his help in deporting Armenians?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandfather.

8. How many hula hoops did Sinan's mother order for him?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

9. In what African country was Jameelah born to parents of two different religions?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Sumatra.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Somalia.

10. Who comes to congratulate the family on a new arrival and then accuses Leila of jealousy?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Suzan.
(c) Baba.
(d) Zaynab.

11. What is the name of Leila's biological mother?
(a) Binnaz.
(b) Suzan.
(c) Sinan.
(d) Jameelah.

12. What was the name of the Lady Pharmacist's son who befriended Leila after she returned from a family vacation by the sea?
(a) Linana.
(b) Sinan.
(c) Oscan.
(d) Manin.

13. 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) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

14. Out of what type of wood did Haroun carve a cradle for the child whose arrival is portrayed in "Five Minutes"?
(a) Madrona.
(b) Teak.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Elm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Leila use when referring to Binnaz?

2. What malady afflicted Leila when the family returned from the vacation by the sea?

3. Who ended up raising Lelia, after Haroun had given the order for her to do so?

4. Leila ran away from her family's home in Van forever during what event?

5. How are Suzan and Binnaz related to one another?

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