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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. In what country was Zaynab122 born, as depicted in the chapter entitled "Zaynab's Story"?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Iran.

2. In the chapter entitled "The Apartment," who opens Leila's apartment door and discovers Charlie Chaplin arriving home?
(a) Sinan.
(b) Humeyra.
(c) Zaynab122.
(d) Nalan.

3. On average, how many people die in Istanbul every year, according to the narrator, though only 120 of them each year are buried at the Cemetery for the Companionless?
(a) 20, 000.
(b) 80, 000.
(c) 55, 000.
(d) 5, 000.

4. How many of his own siblings did Haroun raise after their parents died in a car accident?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. How many friends does Leila name when she knows her friends will come quickly when they hear of her death?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. The second time Leila meets Nalan, what change has occurred since their last meeting?

2. How did Leila react when Binnaz again mentioned their shared secret for the first time in over a year?

3. The wall of Leila's apartment is covered in paintings done by which artist?

4. In the chapter called "To Err is Human," it is revealed that during Nalan's "long, arduous transition from the outward appearance of a man to the woman inside that she already was," (260) she found which of her features the most troublesome?

5. Bitter Ma launched a deep cleaning of the brothel in anticipation of how many soldiers arriving in Istanbul?

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