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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the chapter entitled "Three Minutes," what flavor does Leila remember three minutes after her heart has stopped that takes her back to September of 1967?
2. What kind of animal is Leila's pet Charlie Chaplin?
3. Leila ran away from her family's home in Van forever during what event?
4. In "Six Minutes," Leila recalls attending the wedding of which character and his bride?
5. How many of his own siblings did Haroun raise after their parents died in a car accident?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way is the theme of courage depicted within the chapter entitled "Three Minutes"?
2. Name and discuss one theme presented within the epigraph of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds
3. What does the red belt symbolize within the chapter entitled "Six Minutes"?
4. In what way do the themes of guilt and responsibility arise within the chapter entitled "Sinan's Story"?
5. Discuss a particular detail in the prologue entitled "The End" that communicates an element of Leila's personality.
6. What were the circumstances of the sexual abuse Leila endured throughout her childhood?
7. What was the setting of Leila's birth?
8. 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)?
9. What circumstances left Leila alone in her house with Tarkan and at the mercy of Uncle's predatory sexual abuse?
10. How did Haroun's increasing religious fervor cause changes in Leila's life during her adolescence?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how and why Shafak instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World.
Essay Topic 2
Choose an object from 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, such as the white fedora, the roses, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Shafak's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World.
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