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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. In what African country was Jameelah born to parents of two different religions?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Ghana.
(c) Sumatra.
(d) Sudan.

2. Which member of Haroun's family named Mahmous was rewarded by the Ottoman government for his help in deporting Armenians?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His uncle.

3. What was the name of the Lady Pharmacist's son who befriended Leila after she returned from a family vacation by the sea?
(a) Linana.
(b) Sinan.
(c) Manin.
(d) Oscan.

4. How old was Uncle when he returned from the Korean War and began to sexually abuse Leila?
(a) 43.
(b) 22.
(c) 35.
(d) 52.

5. At what sort of facility was the wedding reception depicted in "Six Minutes" held?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A church.
(c) A mosque.
(d) A synagogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of his own siblings did Haroun raise after their parents died in a car accident?

2. In what type of periodical did Leila and Sinan first see a hula hoop?

3. Who strongly disapproved of the dancing taking place at the wedding depicted in "Six Minutes"?

4. What malady afflicted Leila when the family returned from the vacation by the sea?

5. Four minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she has a memory associated with what taste and smell?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the structure of the novel explained within the chapter in Part One entitled "One Minute"?

2. Who was Tarkan?

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

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

5. What does the narrator reveal about the reason for Leila's reluctance to talk about her past in the chapter entitled "Three Minutes"?

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

7. What does the braided bracelet symbolize in the chapter entitled "Seven Minutes"?

8. How did Haroun's increasing religious fervor cause changes in Leila's life during her adolescence?

9. Discuss a particular detail in the prologue entitled "The End" that communicates an element of Leila's personality.

10. How did Leila first meet Nalan?

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