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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. Which of Zaynab's qualities made her different from the rest of her family?
(a) Her race.
(b) Her ambition.
(c) Her status as a little person.
(d) Her love of travel.

2. Bitter Ma launched a deep cleaning of the brothel in anticipation of how many soldiers arriving in Istanbul?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Scores.
(c) 50.
(d) Hundreds.

3. In what neighborhood did Leila live at the time of her murder?
(a) Pera.
(b) Mara.
(c) Lera.
(d) Kilyo.

4. Soldiers affiliated with which country came to Istanbul in 1968?
(a) Germany.
(b) Iran.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) The United States.

5. In what way were Leila's murderers related to one another?
(a) They were third cousins.
(b) They were stepbrothers.
(c) They were cousins.
(d) They were brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. In the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes," Leila met Humeyra when they were both trying to save what type of animal?

3. Which character did Leila meet after hearing Bitter Ma scolding someone downstairs in the brothel?

4. In what month did Leila live her last night on earth?

5. Which character was killed at the protests portrayed in "Ten Minutes Twenty Seconds"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who becomes frustrated with Zaynab122 in the chapter entitled "Normal Female Citizens" and why?

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

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

4. 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"?

5. Which joyous occasion in Leila's life is portrayed within the memories that surface ten minutes and 20 seconds after her heart stops?

6. Describe the findings of the medical examiner who inspects Leila's body at the morgue.

7. 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"?

8. What trophy do the two murderers keep on the dashboard of their silver Mercedes?

9. What tragic occasion is portrayed within Leila's consciousness in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes 20 Seconds"?

10. What was the ultimate fate of Leila's husband D/Ali?

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