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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Haroun hold within the historic city of Van?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Cook.
(c) Magistrate.
(d) Firefighter.

2. In "Seven Minutes," it is revealed that Leila began to call Sinan by what nickname when they still lived in Van?
(a) Kommissar.
(b) Butch.
(c) Crash.
(d) Sabotage.

3. Who gave birth to the baby mentioned in the chapter entitled "Five Minutes"?
(a) Suzan.
(b) Leila.
(c) Binnaz.
(d) Jameelah.

4. What color belt is said to be "a symbol and declaration of chastity" (92) and is therefore worn by many Turkish brides?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

5. How many siblings did Jameelah have at the time of her mother's death?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

6. Leila steps in and defends what kind of worker against Uncle's abuse?
(a) A waiter.
(b) A cook.
(c) A gardener.
(d) A painter.

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

8. Uncle groomed and sexually abused Leila for the first time when the whole family went for a holiday next to what sea?
(a) The Mediterranean Sea.
(b) The Baltic Sea.
(c) The Adriatic Sea.
(d) The Aegean Sea.

9. How many hula hoops did Sinan's mother order for him?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

10. The first memory that comes to Leila's mind in the first minute after her death has to do with what substance?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Sand.
(c) Salt.
(d) Gasoline.

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

12. What thought caused Leila to feel a sense of gloom descend upon her during the wedding reception?
(a) The thought that she would never wear a gown like the bride's.
(b) The thought that her abuser was having a wonderful time.
(c) The thought that the party would go on for many more hours.
(d) The thought that Suzan may not be her real mother.

13. How many miles away from Istanbul is the historic city of Van, where Leila's parents live?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 250.

14. 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) 11.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

15. In what month of 1990 is Leila's death covered on national television?
(a) November.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) January.

Short Answer Questions

1. Haroun told many people he was going to have how many sons?

2. Two minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she recalls which two very different flavors?

3. What name did Leila use when referring to her father Haroun?

4. Who comes to congratulate the family on a new arrival and then accuses Leila of jealousy?

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

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