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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. How did Leila react when Binnaz again mentioned their shared secret for the first time in over a year?
(a) She drew a sharp breath.
(b) She ran out of the room.
(c) She ran to tell Suzan.
(d) She hugged Binnaz.

2. Leila ran away from her family's home in Van forever during what event?
(a) Haroun's retirement party.
(b) Tarkan's funeral.
(c) Tarkan's birthday party.
(d) Suzan's funeral.

3. How old was Leila's biological mother when she gave birth to Leila?
(a) 22.
(b) 26.
(c) 30.
(d) 19.

4. What position did Haroun hold within the historic city of Van?
(a) Firefighter.
(b) Cook.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Magistrate.

5. In "Seven Minutes," it is revealed that Leila began to call Sinan by what nickname when they still lived in Van?
(a) Butch.
(b) Kommissar.
(c) Sabotage.
(d) Crash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ended up raising Lelia, after Haroun had given the order for her to do so?

2. How many friends does Leila name when she knows her friends will come quickly when they hear of her death?

3. Uncle groomed and sexually abused Leila for the first time when the whole family went for a holiday next to what sea?

4. Who does NOT know Leila as Tequlia Leila?

5. What was the name of the Lady Pharmacist's son who befriended Leila after she returned from a family vacation by the sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major conflict did Jameelah have with her family after the death of her mother?

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

3. How did Leila first meet Nalan?

4. 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?

5. How did Jameelah come to feel so alienated by her family that she began to spend more time on the streets?

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

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

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

9. Which event described in "One Minute" was later considered by Binnaz, Leila's biological mother, to be the moment that "had debilitated her forever" (33)?

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

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