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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Mind, “Eight Minutes” - “Remaining Eight Seconds”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what sensory detail does Elif Shafak begin the chapter "Eight Minutes" within Part One?
(a) The smell of sulphuric acid.
(b) The smell of baklava.
(c) The taste of lemon and sugar.
(d) The sound of howling dogs.

3. Which character was killed at the protests portrayed in "Ten Minutes Twenty Seconds"?
(a) Nalan.
(b) Humeyra.
(c) Leila.
(d) D/Ali.

4. It is revealed in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes" that Humeyra made her living working at what type of establishment?
(a) A brothel.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A pharmacy.
(d) A bookstore.

5. What name did Haroun call his daughter Leila when he caught her playing with a hula hoop?
(a) Whore.
(b) Layabout.
(c) Heathen.
(d) Dope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of food is featured as part of Leila's final memory?

2. The narrator states that Jameelah's mother subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?

3. The volatile relationship between Jameelah and which of her family members caused her to begin to spend more time on the streets?

4. In the chapter entitled "Nine Minutes," Leila remembers D/Ali and has a memory of all but which of the following flavors?

5. In what type of periodical did Leila and Sinan first see a hula hoop?

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