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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. What piece of jewelry does one of the adolescent boys steal from Leila's body?
(a) Her ring.
(b) Her locket.
(c) Her bracelet.
(d) Her earring.

2. What thought caused Leila to feel a sense of gloom descend upon her during the wedding reception?
(a) The thought that the party would go on for many more hours.
(b) The thought that she would never wear a gown like the bride's.
(c) The thought that her abuser was having a wonderful time.
(d) The thought that Suzan may not be her real mother.

3. What name did Leila use when referring to her father Haroun?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Baba.
(c) Papa.
(d) Dada.

4. What kind of animal is Leila's pet Charlie Chaplin?
(a) A dog.
(b) A fish.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A cat.

5. What name did Leila use when referring to Binnaz?
(a) Mummy.
(b) Sister.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Mama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation did Sinan's father hold at the time of his death?

2. At what sort of facility was the wedding reception depicted in "Six Minutes" held?

3. How many miles away from Istanbul is the historic city of Van, where Leila's parents live?

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

5. When Leila sneaked a hula hoop into her home, she practiced in the bathroom while imitating which singer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Leila first meet Nalan?

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

4. How did Leila meet Sinan?

5. In what way do the themes of guilt and responsibility arise within the chapter entitled "Sinan's Story"?

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

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

8. What were the circumstances of the sexual abuse Leila endured throughout her childhood?

9. Who was Tarkan?

10. What connection does the narrator draw between Tarkan's diagnosis and Leila's alienation from her father?

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