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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Mind, “Four Minutes” - “Jameelah’s Story”.

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

2. The narrator states that Leila's only brother would have been diagnosed years later as having which condition?
(a) Obsessive compulsive disorder.
(b) Down's syndrome.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Dyslexia.

3. The narrator states that Sinan was "endowed with" his parents' "best quality," (76) which was what?
(a) The passion for the truth.
(b) Their dogged determination.
(c) Their optimism.
(d) Their progressive spirit.

4. What name did Leila use when referring to her father Haroun?
(a) Papa.
(b) Baba.
(c) Dada.
(d) Daddy.

5. What was Leila's favorite activity during her childhood?
(a) Writing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Fishing.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How old was Uncle when he returned from the Korean War and began to sexually abuse Leila?

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

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