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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did Haroun call his daughter Leila when he caught her playing with a hula hoop?
(a) Heathen.
(b) Dope.
(c) Whore.
(d) Layabout.

2. When Leila sneaked a hula hoop into her home, she practiced in the bathroom while imitating which singer?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Rudy Vallee.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Donnie Osmond.

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

4. Who ended up raising Lelia, after Haroun had given the order for her to do so?
(a) Jameelah.
(b) Nalan.
(c) Suzan.
(d) Binnaz.

5. What name did Leila use when referring to Binnaz?
(a) Auntie.
(b) Mama.
(c) Mummy.
(d) Sister.

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

7. 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?
(a) Sadden her.
(b) Anger her.
(c) Belittle her.
(d) Fail her.

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

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

10. In "Five Minutes," Leila recalls gaining what kind of family member at the age of 7?
(a) A niece.
(b) A brother.
(c) A nephew.
(d) A sister.

11. How many of his own siblings did Haroun raise after their parents died in a car accident?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

12. In "Sinan's Story," the reader learns that Sinan lived in a house with his mother and how many other people?
(a) 11.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 0.

13. In what month of 1990 is Leila's death covered on national television?
(a) June.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) November.

14. The narrator states that Jameelah's mother subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Sufism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Buddhism.

15. Leilia has a "sinking feeling" (11) when she realizes that which event has just occurred?
(a) Her mother has died.
(b) Her purse has been stolen.
(c) Her heart has ceased to beat.
(d) Her friends have left her alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that Jameelah's father subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?

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

3. How old was Leila's biological mother when she gave birth to Leila?

4. The first memory that comes to Leila's mind in the first minute after her death has to do with what substance?

5. 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?

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