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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Leila when Uncle began to sexually abuse her?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

2. What position did Haroun hold within the historic city of Van?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Cook.
(c) Firefighter.
(d) Tailor.

3. What kind of animal is Leila's pet Charlie Chaplin?
(a) A dog.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A cat.
(d) A fish.

4. The second time Leila meets Nalan, what change has occurred since their last meeting?
(a) Nalan is now living as a woman.
(b) Neither of them lives in Istanbul any longer.
(c) Nalan is now living as a man.
(d) Leila is no longer engaging in sex work.

5. How many miles away from Istanbul is the historic city of Van, where Leila's parents live?
(a) 100.
(b) 500.
(c) 250.
(d) 1,000.

6. Leila ran away from her family's home in Van forever during what event?
(a) Suzan's funeral.
(b) Tarkan's birthday party.
(c) Haroun's retirement party.
(d) Tarkan's funeral.

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

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

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

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

11. The volatile relationship between Jameelah and which of her family members caused her to begin to spend more time on the streets?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her stepmother.
(d) Her stepfather.

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

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

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

15. The first memory that comes to Leila's mind in the first minute after her death has to do with what substance?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Sand.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Salt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does NOT know Leila as Tequlia Leila?

2. What occupation did Sinan's father hold at the time of his death?

3. What thought caused Leila to feel a sense of gloom descend upon her during the wedding reception?

4. In "Seven Minutes," it is revealed that Leila began to call Sinan by what nickname when they still lived in Van?

5. In "Six Minutes," Leila recalls attending the wedding of which character and his bride?

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