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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Mind, “Eight Minutes” - “Remaining Eight Seconds”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Binnaz's brother return from fighting in the Korean War?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1958.

2. How many miscarriages had Binnaz experienced prior to Leila's arrival?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

3. In the chapter entitled "Five Minutes," Leila recalls the birth of which character?
(a) Sinan.
(b) Haroun.
(c) Tarkan.
(d) Baba.

4. In the chapter entitled "Nine Minutes," Leila remembers D/Ali and has a memory of all but which of the following flavors?
(a) Caramel.
(b) Cherry paste.
(c) Hazelnut praline.
(d) Cardamom.

5. The chapter "Eight Minutes" recounts a memory associated with March of what year?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. After young Sinan's father died, he harbored "a nagging suspicion that, no matter how hard he tried and how much he changed, he would always" (77) commit what action toward his mother?

2. 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)?

3. How old was Leila's biological mother when she gave birth to Leila?

4. In what African country was Jameelah born to parents of two different religions?

5. When Leila names the activities she had been doing just hours before her death, what is NOT mentioned?

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