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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Leila's biological mother?
(a) Suzan.
(b) Sinan.
(c) Jameelah.
(d) Binnaz.

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

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

5. How many miscarriages had Binnaz experienced prior to Leila's arrival?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

7. In what type of receptacle does Leila find herself as she realizes that she is dead?
(a) A box.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A pool.
(d) A dumpster.

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

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

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

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

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

13. The narrator states that Sinan was "endowed with" his parents' "best quality," (76) which was what?
(a) The passion for the truth.
(b) Their optimism.
(c) Their progressive spirit.
(d) Their dogged determination.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Five Minutes," Leila recalls the birth of which character?

2. Two minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she recalls which two very different flavors?

3. 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?

4. Who does NOT know Leila as Tequlia Leila?

5. What substance did the midwife use in hopes of forcing Leila to make a sound?

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