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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. It is revealed in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes" that Humeyra made her living working at what type of establishment?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A pharmacy.
(d) A brothel.

2. 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.

3. In the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes Twenty Seconds," Leila remembers which type of sensory input associated with a wedding cake?
(a) Sight.
(b) Touch.
(c) Taste.
(d) Smell.

4. What type of food is featured as part of Leila's final memory?
(a) Rum cake.
(b) Cinnamon cake.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Strawberry cake.

5. What substance does the vendor notice covering the figurines on the dashboard of the silver Mercedes?
(a) Dried blood.
(b) Blue dye.
(c) Jam.
(d) Dust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nalan recalls in the chapter called "The Plan" that Leila had carried what item of D/Ali's everywhere she went after his death?

2. In what neighborhood did Leila live at the time of her murder?

3. 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)?

4. Which of Leila's five friends is the only person in the group devoted to religion?

5. Which character decides at the end of the chapter called "The Five" to create a lavish funeral for Leila?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sight causes Humeyra to smile "for the first time in hours" (194) in the chapter entitled "The Apartment"?

2. How do Leila's five friends finally gain access to information about the whereabouts of Leila's body?

3. Is the young man featured in the chapter called "The View from Above" right or wrong to accuse his father of murder?

4. How does Sinan's grief surrounding Leila's death differ from the grief of Leila's other four friends, as depicted in the chapter entitled "Grief"?

5. How did Leila meet Humeyra, as depicted within the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes"?

6. What object did D/Ali entrust to Leila in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes" and why?

7. How does the instance of foreshadowing included at the start of Part One: "Eight Minutes" become clear by the end of the chapter?

8. Explain the origin of D/Ali's name.

9. What reaction does Nalan expect to get from her friends when she tells them about the as-yet-undescribed plan in the chapter called "Sabotage"?

10. What is the significance of the chapter title "Normal Female Citizens"?

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