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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. What name did Leila use when referring to Binnaz?
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?
3. How many siblings did Jameelah have at the time of her mother's death?
4. Who does NOT know Leila as Tequlia Leila?
5. How many miscarriages had Binnaz experienced prior to Leila's arrival?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Jameelah come to feel so alienated by her family that she began to spend more time on the streets?
2. What was the setting of Leila's birth?
3. Name and discuss one theme presented within the epigraph of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds
4. What connection does the narrator draw between Tarkan's diagnosis and Leila's alienation from her father?
5. How did Haroun's increasing religious fervor cause changes in Leila's life during her adolescence?
6. In what way does Bitter Ma exact revenge on the client who chastises her for the picture of Sultan Abdulaziz hanging in the brothel?
7. What circumstances left Leila alone in her house with Tarkan and at the mercy of Uncle's predatory sexual abuse?
8. What major conflict did Jameelah have with her family after the death of her mother?
9. In what way do the themes of guilt and responsibility arise within the chapter entitled "Sinan's Story"?
10. In what way is the theme of courage depicted within the chapter entitled "Three Minutes"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Read a lengthy interview with Shafak. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Shafak’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World and analyze Shafak’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
What message does Shafak send within the pages of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World concerning the link between memory and the five senses?
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