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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The second time Leila meets Nalan, what change has occurred since their last meeting?
(a) Nalan is now living as a man.
(b) Leila is no longer engaging in sex work.
(c) Neither of them lives in Istanbul any longer.
(d) Nalan is now living as a woman.

2. As a child, Sinan "felt more comfortable next to people who were not" what "in any way" (77)?
(a) Kind.
(b) Assertive.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Perfect.

3. How are Suzan and Binnaz related to one another?
(a) They are sisters.
(b) They are sisters-in-law.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are married to the same man.

4. In the chapter entitled "Five Minutes," Leila recalls the birth of which character?
(a) Sinan.
(b) Tarkan.
(c) Haroun.
(d) Baba.

5. Uncle groomed and sexually abused Leila for the first time when the whole family went for a holiday next to what sea?
(a) The Mediterranean Sea.
(b) The Adriatic Sea.
(c) The Baltic Sea.
(d) The Aegean Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Haroun call his daughter Leila when he caught her playing with a hula hoop?

2. Which member of Haroun's family named Mahmous was rewarded by the Ottoman government for his help in deporting Armenians?

3. In the chapter entitled "Three Minutes," what flavor does Leila remember three minutes after her heart has stopped that takes her back to September of 1967?

4. The narrator states that Jameelah's mother subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?

5. What position did Haroun hold within the historic city of Van?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the toenail polish in the chapter entitled "Nalan's Story"?

2. What circumstances left Leila alone in her house with Tarkan and at the mercy of Uncle's predatory sexual abuse?

3. Who was Tarkan?

4. What does the red belt symbolize within the chapter entitled "Six Minutes"?

5. In what way is the theme of courage depicted within the chapter entitled "Three Minutes"?

6. In what way did Uncle engage in the use of grooming techniques with Leila's parents in order to prevent his sexual abuse of Leila from being detected?

7. What was the setting of Leila's birth?

8. How did Leila feel about the metropolis of Istanbul during her childhood?

9. In what way did Leila make a sacrifice willingly in order to get under Uncle's skin at a family function?

10. In what way does Bitter Ma exact revenge on the client who chastises her for the picture of Sultan Abdulaziz hanging in the brothel?

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