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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the five friends' encounter with Kameel, which of them excuses themselves, wanting to be alone for a while?
(a) Zaynab122.
(b) Humeyra.
(c) Nalan.
(d) Sinan.

2. In the chapter entitled "Nine Minutes," Leila remembers D/Ali and has a memory of all but which of the following flavors?
(a) Cherry paste.
(b) Hazelnut praline.
(c) Cardamom.
(d) Caramel.

3. In the chapter entitled "The View from Above," the reader discovers that the recent murders of sex workers were all connected to the man Leila had met at what location the night of her death?
(a) Nalan's apartment.
(b) The Bosphorous Bridge.
(c) The Intercontinental Hotel.
(d) Leila's apartment.

4. Leila's murder had apparently been preceded within the month by how many similar murders involving the same car?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. How did the soldiers escape from the attack launched by protesters in Istanbul?
(a) They dove into the sea.
(b) They held a government official hostage.
(c) They shot their way out of the city.
(d) They flew off in airplanes.

6. The vendor portrayed in the chapter entitled "The Silver Mercedes" spies how many figurines on the dashboard of the murderers' Mercedes?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

7. In the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes Twenty Seconds," Leila remembers which type of sensory input associated with a wedding cake?
(a) Taste.
(b) Smell.
(c) Touch.
(d) Sight.

8. The sisters of D/Ali incessantly called him after his wedding to tell him that their mother was taking what action?
(a) Crying.
(b) Celebrating.
(c) Praying.
(d) Waiting for a grandchild.

9. Which character did Leila see when she looked into the mirror on her wedding day?
(a) Her younger self.
(b) Binnaz.
(c) Her elderly self.
(d) D/Ali.

10. With what weapon did "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119) attack Leila?
(a) Sulphuric acid.
(b) A gun.
(c) Deadly wasps.
(d) A knife.

11. The morgue is located in what area of the hospital?
(a) The west wing.
(b) The front.
(c) The east wing.
(d) The rear.

12. The silver Mercedes carrying Leila's murderers pulls up to what kind of establishment in the chapter called "The Silver Mercedes"?
(a) A sausage vendor.
(b) A sandwich vendor.
(c) An ice cream vendor.
(d) A magazine vendor.

13. What number marks Leila's grave at the Cemetery for the Companionless?
(a) 7302.
(b) 284.
(c) 9845.
(d) 3489.

14. How many times had "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (19) been banned from the street of brothels before he attacked Leila?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

15. It is revealed in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes" that Humeyra made her living working at what type of establishment?
(a) A brothel.
(b) A pharmacy.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes," a celebration of what kind of landmark's recent completion was taking place in Istanbul?

2. Who paid the majority of the veterinary bill for the animal Humeyra and Leila saved together on the night they met?

3. In the chapter entitled "Remaining Eight Seconds," it is revealed that Leila's very last memory involved which of the five senses?

4. In what month did Leila live her last night on earth?

5. What was Leila's cause of death determined to be?

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