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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Haroun gave Binnaz a necklace with coins representing all but which of the following virtues he hoped she would bring into the home?
(a) Docility.
(b) Strength.
(c) Fertility.
(d) Youth.

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

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 stepmother.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her stepfather.

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

5. To whom is the epigraph of the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World attributed?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) Louis Pasteur.

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

7. In what year did Binnaz's brother return from fighting in the Korean War?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1958.

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

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

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

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

12. In "Six Minutes," Leila recalls attending the wedding of which character and his bride?
(a) Suzan's brother.
(b) Haroun's cousin.
(c) Uncle's youngest son.
(d) Uncle's oldest son.

13. What was the name of the Lady Pharmacist's son who befriended Leila after she returned from a family vacation by the sea?
(a) Manin.
(b) Oscan.
(c) Linana.
(d) Sinan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Uncle when he returned from the Korean War and began to sexually abuse Leila?

2. When Leila sneaked a hula hoop into her home, she practiced in the bathroom while imitating which singer?

3. 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?

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

5. In what African country was Jameelah born to parents of two different religions?

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