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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 Bosphorous Bridge.
(c) Nalan's apartment.
(d) The Intercontinental Hotel.

3. 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) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

4. In what year did Leila spend her final night on earth?
(a) 1990.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2006.
(d) 1987.

5. 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.

6. Which of the five friends has the most fiery temper?
(a) Nalan.
(b) Sinan.
(c) Zaynab122.
(d) Humeyra.

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

8. In the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes," a celebration of what kind of landmark's recent completion was taking place in Istanbul?
(a) An opera house.
(b) A mosque.
(c) A wall.
(d) A bridge.

9. The medical examiner provides a window of how many hours in relation to the time of Leila's death?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 24.

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

11. In what neighborhood did Leila live at the time of her murder?
(a) Kilyo.
(b) Pera.
(c) Mara.
(d) Lera.

12. It is revealed that of the four sex workers murdered in the last month, which woman had fought her attacker the hardest?
(a) The second.
(b) The fourth.
(c) The first.
(d) The third.

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

14. The figurines on the dashboard of the silver Mercedes are created to look like what entities?
(a) Demons.
(b) Devils.
(c) Goddesses.
(d) Angels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The sisters of D/Ali incessantly called him after his wedding to tell him that their mother was taking what action?

2. What type of food is featured as part of Leila's final memory?

3. How many scars did D/Ali show to Leila when he was refuting her argument about their pasts?

4. 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)?

5. What is NOT mentioned within descriptions of the annual birthday parties Leila's five friends threw for her?

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