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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Leila's apartment.
(b) The Intercontinental Hotel.
(c) The Bosphorous Bridge.
(d) Nalan's apartment.

2. What part of Leila's body was permanently scarred as a result of being attacked by "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119)?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her back.
(c) Her face.
(d) Her thigh.

3. To whom did D/Ali pay "a hefty sum" (154) in order to free Leila so that he could marry her?
(a) Binnaz.
(b) The magistrate.
(c) Haroun.
(d) Bitter Ma.

4. Who paid the majority of the veterinary bill for the animal Humeyra and Leila saved together on the night they met?
(a) Sinan.
(b) Leila.
(c) Nalan.
(d) Humeyra.

5. With what sensory detail does Elif Shafak begin the chapter "Eight Minutes" within Part One?
(a) The taste of lemon and sugar.
(b) The smell of baklava.
(c) The sound of howling dogs.
(d) The smell of sulphuric acid.

6. To what aspect of Zaynab's persona was her permanent and self-assigned nickname Zaynab122 connected?
(a) Her height.
(b) Her past surgeries.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her age.

7. The chapter entitled "The Silver Mercedes" portrays how many men having been involved with Leila's murder?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

8. Bitter Ma launched a deep cleaning of the brothel in anticipation of how many soldiers arriving in Istanbul?
(a) 50.
(b) Scores.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Hundreds.

9. In what month of 1968 did a group of soldiers from a particular country arrive in Istanbul?
(a) March.
(b) September.
(c) January.
(d) July.

10. In what make of car were the two men riding when they stopped to talk to Leila on the evening of her death?
(a) BMW.
(b) Volvo.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Volkswagen.

11. In the chapter entitled "The Apartment," who opens Leila's apartment door and discovers Charlie Chaplin arriving home?
(a) Sinan.
(b) Zaynab122.
(c) Humeyra.
(d) Nalan.

12. What object does Nalan throw from the balcony in response to a man's obscene comment?
(a) A potted plant.
(b) An ashtray.
(c) A radio.
(d) A pair of sunglasses.

13. In the chapter entitled "Grief," which character decides at the last minute that it will be too overwhelming to enter Leila's apartment?
(a) Sinan.
(b) Jameelah.
(c) Humeyra.
(d) Zaynab122.

14. In the chapter entitled "Remaining Eight Seconds," it is revealed that Leila's very last memory involved which of the five senses?
(a) Taste.
(b) Smell.
(c) Touch.
(d) Sight.

15. Which of Leila's five friends believes that there two kinds of families?
(a) Humeyra.
(b) Sinan.
(c) Nalan.
(d) Zaynab122.

Short Answer Questions

1. At every possible opportunity, Leila and her five friends would gather for dinner and to engage in what activity together?

2. One of Leila's five friends believes that the two kinds of families are the blood type and what other type?

3. The memory of what taste is associated with the chapter called "Ten Minutes Thirty Seconds"?

4. The chapter entitled "Sabotage" focuses on which character, now in his early forties?

5. The wall of Leila's apartment is covered in paintings done by which artist?

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