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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month did Leila live her last night on earth?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) February.

2. In what make of car were the two men riding when they stopped to talk to Leila on the evening of her death?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) BMW.
(c) Volvo.
(d) Volkswagen.

3. In the chapter entitled "Nine Minutes," Leila remembers D/Ali and has a memory of all but which of the following flavors?
(a) Cardamom.
(b) Cherry paste.
(c) Caramel.
(d) Hazelnut praline.

4. It is stated in the chapter entitled "Sabotage" that the only two jobs for trans women in Istanbul were sex work and what other job?
(a) Sanitation worker.
(b) Fortuneteller.
(c) Hairdresser.
(d) Seamstress.

5. In what year did Leila spend her final night on earth?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1990.
(d) 2006.

6. 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) 50 students were severely beaten.
(c) 30 students were arrested.
(d) 1 student was murdered.

7. The chapter "Eight Minutes" recounts a memory associated with March of what year?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1979.

8. What number marks Leila's grave at the Cemetery for the Companionless?
(a) 284.
(b) 3489.
(c) 7302.
(d) 9845.

9. The medical examiner provides a window of how many hours in relation to the time of Leila's death?
(a) 24.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

10. What color was the car driven by the two men who picked up Leila shortly after she left the Intercontinental Hotel?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Silver.
(d) Blue.

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

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

13. In the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes," a celebration of what kind of landmark's recent completion was taking place in Istanbul?
(a) A mosque.
(b) An opera house.
(c) A wall.
(d) A bridge.

14. Which character did Leila see when she looked into the mirror on her wedding day?
(a) Her elderly self.
(b) Her younger self.
(c) D/Ali.
(d) Binnaz.

15. Which of the five friends has the most fiery temper?
(a) Nalan.
(b) Zaynab122.
(c) Humeyra.
(d) Sinan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Nalan throw from the balcony in response to a man's obscene comment?

2. Leila's murder had apparently been preceded within the month by how many similar murders involving the same car?

3. At every possible opportunity, Leila and her five friends would gather for dinner and to engage in what activity together?

4. With what sensory detail does Elif Shafak begin the chapter "Eight Minutes" within Part One?

5. The medical examiner is fascinated with research suggesting that how many genes remain alive in the body for some time after physical death?

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