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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character waits outside of Leila's apartment building in the chapter entitled "This Manic Old City"?
(a) Humeyra.
(b) Charlie Chaplin.
(c) Binnaz.
(d) Nalan.

2. After the five friends' encounter with Kameel, which of them excuses themselves, wanting to be alone for a while?
(a) Nalan.
(b) Humeyra.
(c) Sinan.
(d) Zaynab122.

3. The sisters of D/Ali incessantly called him after his wedding to tell him that their mother was taking what action?
(a) Crying.
(b) Waiting for a grandchild.
(c) Celebrating.
(d) Praying.

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

5. The vendor portrayed in the chapter entitled "The Silver Mercedes" spies how many figurines on the dashboard of the murderers' Mercedes?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

6. It is revealed that of the four sex workers murdered in the last month, which woman had fought her attacker the hardest?
(a) The second.
(b) The first.
(c) The fourth.
(d) The third.

7. One of Leila's five friends believes that the two kinds of families are the blood type and what other type?
(a) Water.
(b) Sun.
(c) Oil.
(d) Blended.

8. In the chapter entitled "Remaining Eight Seconds," it is revealed that Leila's very last memory involved which of the five senses?
(a) Smell.
(b) Touch.
(c) Taste.
(d) Sight.

9. What substance does the vendor notice covering the figurines on the dashboard of the silver Mercedes?
(a) Jam.
(b) Dried blood.
(c) Dust.
(d) Blue dye.

10. What type of food is featured as part of Leila's final memory?
(a) Strawberry cake.
(b) Chocolate cake.
(c) Cinnamon cake.
(d) Rum cake.

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

12. Which of Zaynab's qualities made her different from the rest of her family?
(a) Her love of travel.
(b) Her ambition.
(c) Her race.
(d) Her status as a little person.

13. What was NOT an event that occurred during the Turkish police's raid on the campus of Istanbul University?
(a) 30 students were murdered.
(b) 30 students were arrested.
(c) 50 students were severely beaten.
(d) 1 student was murdered.

14. The medical examiner is fascinated with research suggesting that how many genes remain alive in the body for some time after physical death?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 250.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 500.

15. With what weapon did "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119) attack Leila?
(a) A gun.
(b) Sulphuric acid.
(c) A knife.
(d) Deadly wasps.

Short Answer Questions

1. The chapter entitled "The Silver Mercedes" portrays how many men having been involved with Leila's murder?

2. The morgue is located in what area of the hospital?

3. How did the soldiers escape from the attack launched by protesters in Istanbul?

4. In what neighborhood did Leila live at the time of her murder?

5. At what type of establishment did Zaynab122 work when she and Leila met?

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