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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: “The End” and Part One, “One Minute” - “Nalan’s Story”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Suzan and Binnaz related to one another?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are married to the same man.
(c) They are sisters.
(d) They are sisters-in-law.

2. What kinds of birds did Leila find in her rooftop sanctuary?
(a) Cardinals.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Hummingbirds.
(d) Sparrows.

3. The narrator states emphatically in "The End" that what object does NOT mimic the qualities of time?
(a) A drop of blood.
(b) A sunset.
(c) A drop of ink.
(d) A ball of yarn.

4. Two minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she recalls which two very different flavors?
(a) Salt and caramel.
(b) Molasses and lemon.
(c) Lemon and sugar.
(d) Licorice and lime.

5. The narrator states in the prologue, "The End," that Leila would throw what object playfully at someone she heard referring to her in the past tense?
(a) A high-heeled shoe.
(b) A tomato.
(c) A pinch of salt.
(d) A drop of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal is Leila's pet Charlie Chaplin?

2. How many of his own siblings did Haroun raise after their parents died in a car accident?

3. What position did Haroun hold within the historic city of Van?

4. How many adolescent boys are in the group who first finds Leila's body?

5. The first memory that comes to Leila's mind in the first minute after her death has to do with what substance?

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