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Prologue: “The End” and Part One, “One Minute” - “Nalan’s Story”

1. To whom is the epigraph of the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World attributed?
(a) Louis Pasteur.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) Albert Einstein.

2. The narrator states in the prologue, "The End," that Leila would throw what object playfully at someone she heard referring to her in the past tense?
(a) A drop of water.
(b) A pinch of salt.
(c) A tomato.
(d) A high-heeled shoe.

3. Leilia has a "sinking feeling" (11) when she realizes that which event has just occurred?
(a) Her mother has died.
(b) Her friends have left her alone.
(c) Her heart has ceased to beat.
(d) Her purse has been stolen.

4. What kind of animal is Leila's pet Charlie Chaplin?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A fish.

5. The narrator states emphatically in "The End" that what object does NOT mimic the qualities of time?
(a) A drop of ink.
(b) A sunset.
(c) A ball of yarn.
(d) A drop of blood.

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