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

2. What is the name of Leila's biological mother?
(a) Suzan.
(b) Jameelah.
(c) Binnaz.
(d) Sinan.

3. 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 pinch of salt.
(b) A drop of water.
(c) A high-heeled shoe.
(d) A tomato.

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

5. When Binnaz began to have one miscarriage after another, the family elders reminded Haroun that the Qur'an says a man can have how many wives?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ended up raising Lelia, after Haroun had given the order for her to do so?

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

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

4. 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?

5. To whom is the epigraph of the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World attributed?

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