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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Suzan when Leila was born?
(a) In her early fifties.
(b) In her late thirties.
(c) In her late twenties.
(d) In her early forties.

3. Four minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she has a memory associated with what taste and smell?
(a) Watermelon.
(b) Cardamom coffee.
(c) Salt.
(d) Gardenia.

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

5. In "Seven Minutes," it is revealed that Leila began to call Sinan by what nickname when they still lived in Van?
(a) Sabotage.
(b) Crash.
(c) Kommissar.
(d) Butch.

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 pinch of salt.
(b) A tomato.
(c) A high-heeled shoe.
(d) A drop of water.

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

8. At what sort of facility was the wedding reception depicted in "Six Minutes" held?
(a) A synagogue.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A church.
(d) A mosque.

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

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

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

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

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

14. Leila steps in and defends what kind of worker against Uncle's abuse?
(a) A cook.
(b) A gardener.
(c) A waiter.
(d) A painter.

15. How does the narrator describe Leila's childhood home in the historic city of Van?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Cramped.
(c) Large.
(d) Sterile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of receptacle does Leila find herself as she realizes that she is dead?

2. Haroun told many people he was going to have how many sons?

3. What color belt is said to be "a symbol and declaration of chastity" (92) and is therefore worn by many Turkish brides?

4. When Leila names the activities she had been doing just hours before her death, what is NOT mentioned?

5. Out of what type of wood did Haroun carve a cradle for the child whose arrival is portrayed in "Five Minutes"?

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