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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does NOT know Leila as Tequlia Leila?
(a) Her one true love.
(b) Her clients.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her family.

2. Out of what type of wood did Haroun carve a cradle for the child whose arrival is portrayed in "Five Minutes"?
(a) Elm.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Madrona.
(d) Teak.

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

4. 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) Docility.
(c) Youth.
(d) Strength.

5. After young Sinan's father died, he harbored "a nagging suspicion that, no matter how hard he tried and how much he changed, he would always" (77) commit what action toward his mother?
(a) Anger her.
(b) Belittle her.
(c) Sadden her.
(d) Fail her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what country does the narrative of 10 Seconds 38 Minutes in This Strange World take place?

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

4. What substance did the midwife use in hopes of forcing Leila to make a sound?

5. In what African country was Jameelah born to parents of two different religions?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Bitter Ma exact revenge on the client who chastises her for the picture of Sultan Abdulaziz hanging in the brothel?

2. Which event described in "One Minute" was later considered by Binnaz, Leila's biological mother, to be the moment that "had debilitated her forever" (33)?

3. What does the narrator reveal about the reason for Leila's reluctance to talk about her past in the chapter entitled "Three Minutes"?

4. Discuss a particular detail in the prologue entitled "The End" that communicates an element of Leila's personality.

5. Who was Tarkan?

6. How did Leila meet Sinan?

7. In what way did Uncle engage in the use of grooming techniques with Leila's parents in order to prevent his sexual abuse of Leila from being detected?

8. How did Leila feel about the metropolis of Istanbul during her childhood?

9. What were the circumstances of the sexual abuse Leila endured throughout her childhood?

10. What is the symbolism of the toenail polish in the chapter entitled "Nalan's Story"?

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