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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month did Leila live her last night on earth?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) February.

2. It is stated in the chapter entitled "Sabotage" that the only two jobs for trans women in Istanbul were sex work and what other job?
(a) Hairdresser.
(b) Fortuneteller.
(c) Seamstress.
(d) Sanitation worker.

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

4. What number does Kameel provide to the five friends after they are escorted off hospital property?
(a) The phone number of Leila's family in Van.
(b) The number of stab wounds she sustained.
(c) The number of blows she sustained to her head.
(d) The number of Leila's grave.

5. 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 thigh.
(c) Her face.
(d) Her back.

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

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

8. Which of Leila's five friends tells hospital staff that they had been closer to Leila than her family was?
(a) Jameelah.
(b) Sinan.
(c) Nalan.
(d) Humeyra.

9. 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) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 5.

10. One of Leila's murderers turns out to be a man "who had been" what "his entire life" (207)?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Psychotic.
(c) Celibate.
(d) Bullied.

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

12. 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.

13. Nalan recalls in the chapter called "The Plan" that Leila had carried what item of D/Ali's everywhere she went after his death?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A comb.
(c) A Zippo lighter.
(d) A bracelet.

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

15. Which character decides at the end of the chapter called "The Five" to create a lavish funeral for Leila?
(a) Haroun.
(b) Binnaz.
(c) Sinan.
(d) Nalan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character did Leila meet after hearing Bitter Ma scolding someone downstairs in the brothel?

2. With what sensory detail does Elif Shafak begin the chapter "Eight Minutes" within Part One?

3. Bitter Ma launched a deep cleaning of the brothel in anticipation of how many soldiers arriving in Istanbul?

4. In the chapter entitled "Nine Minutes," Leila remembers D/Ali and has a memory of all but which of the following flavors?

5. Which character waits outside of Leila's apartment building in the chapter entitled "This Manic Old City"?

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