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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Body, “Karma” - Part Three: The Soul, “The Blue Betta Fish”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Out of what type of wood did Haroun carve a cradle for the child whose arrival is portrayed in "Five Minutes"?
(a) Madrona.
(b) Teak.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Elm.

3. How many adolescent boys are in the group who first finds Leila's body?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

4. Who escorts the five friends off the hospital property once they are denied access to Leila's body?
(a) A doctor.
(b) Security guards.
(c) Policemen.
(d) A receptionist.

5. 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?
(a) Belittle her.
(b) Fail her.
(c) Anger her.
(d) Sadden her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The grave to Leila's right in the Cemetery of the Companionless belongs to a songwriter who died in what manner?

2. In the chapter entitled "Three Minutes," what flavor does Leila remember three minutes after her heart has stopped that takes her back to September of 1967?

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

4. With what weapon did "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119) attack Leila?

5. How are Suzan and Binnaz related to one another?

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