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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. The narrator states that Jameelah's mother subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?
(a) Sufism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Buddhism.

2. In the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes Twenty Seconds," Leila remembers which type of sensory input associated with a wedding cake?
(a) Touch.
(b) Taste.
(c) Smell.
(d) Sight.

3. Haroun gave Binnaz a necklace with coins representing all but which of the following virtues he hoped she would bring into the home?
(a) Fertility.
(b) Youth.
(c) Strength.
(d) Docility.

4. How did Leila react when Binnaz again mentioned their shared secret for the first time in over a year?
(a) She ran to tell Suzan.
(b) She drew a sharp breath.
(c) She ran out of the room.
(d) She hugged Binnaz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states emphatically in "The End" that what object does NOT mimic the qualities of time?

2. How many siblings did Jameelah have at the time of her mother's death?

3. 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?

4. It is revealed in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes" that Humeyra made her living working at what type of establishment?

5. Leila ran away from her family's home in Van forever during what event?

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