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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 month of 1968 did a group of soldiers from a particular country arrive in Istanbul?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) January.
(d) March.

2. How many years after Leila's departure from Van did Sinan wait before following her to Istanbul?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

3. The figurines on the dashboard of the silver Mercedes are created to look like what entities?
(a) Goddesses.
(b) Demons.
(c) Angels.
(d) Devils.

4. To what aspect of Zaynab's persona was her permanent and self-assigned nickname Zaynab122 connected?
(a) Her past surgeries.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her height.
(d) Her age.

5. To whom did D/Ali pay "a hefty sum" (154) in order to free Leila so that he could marry her?
(a) The magistrate.
(b) Binnaz.
(c) Haroun.
(d) Bitter Ma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the last name of the morgue orderly named Kameel?

3. Which character waits outside of Leila's apartment building in the chapter entitled "This Manic Old City"?

4. Which of Leila's five friends tells hospital staff that they had been closer to Leila than her family was?

5. The chapter entitled "The Silver Mercedes" portrays how many men having been involved with Leila's murder?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. For what reason did Leila go to the Intercontinental Hotel on her last night alive?

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. 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"?

9. How did Leila react to D/Ali's wedding proposal, as described in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes"?

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

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