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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece of jewelry does one of the adolescent boys steal from Leila's body?
(a) Her ring.
(b) Her locket.
(c) Her bracelet.
(d) Her earring.

2. The narrator states emphatically in "The End" that what object does NOT mimic the qualities of time?
(a) A drop of ink.
(b) A drop of blood.
(c) A ball of yarn.
(d) A sunset.

3. What color belt is said to be "a symbol and declaration of chastity" (92) and is therefore worn by many Turkish brides?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

4. Uncle groomed and sexually abused Leila for the first time when the whole family went for a holiday next to what sea?
(a) The Aegean Sea.
(b) The Baltic Sea.
(c) The Adriatic Sea.
(d) The Mediterranean Sea.

5. When Leila names the activities she had been doing just hours before her death, what is NOT mentioned?
(a) Singing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Swearing.
(d) Smoking.

6. The narrator states in the prologue, "The End," that Leila would throw what object playfully at someone she heard referring to her in the past tense?
(a) A high-heeled shoe.
(b) A pinch of salt.
(c) A tomato.
(d) A drop of water.

7. Who strongly disapproved of the dancing taking place at the wedding depicted in "Six Minutes"?
(a) Haroun.
(b) The Lady Pharmacist.
(c) Suzan.
(d) Uncle.

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

9. How did Leila react when Binnaz again mentioned their shared secret for the first time in over a year?
(a) She ran to tell Suzan.
(b) She ran out of the room.
(c) She hugged Binnaz.
(d) She drew a sharp breath.

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

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

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) Sinan.
(b) Oscan.
(c) Manin.
(d) Linana.

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) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 11.

14. In what type of periodical did Leila and Sinan first see a hula hoop?
(a) A magazine.
(b) A book.
(c) A pamphlet.
(d) A newspaper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Leila use when referring to her father Haroun?

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

3. After young Sinan's father died, he harbored "a nagging suspicion that, no matter how hard he tried and how much he changed, he would always" (77) commit what action toward his mother?

4. Who does NOT know Leila as Tequlia Leila?

5. Four minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she has a memory associated with what taste and smell?

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