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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. Who does NOT know Leila as Tequlia Leila?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her clients.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her one true love.

5. How many siblings did Jameelah have at the time of her mother's death?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

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

10. 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 drop of ink.
(d) A ball of yarn.

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

12. How are Suzan and Binnaz related to one another?
(a) They are sisters-in-law.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are married to the same man.
(d) They are sisters.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many miscarriages had Binnaz experienced prior to Leila's arrival?

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

4. In what country does the narrative of 10 Seconds 38 Minutes in This Strange World take place?

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

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