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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. The chapter "Eight Minutes" recounts a memory associated with March of what year?

2. What color was the car driven by the two men who picked up Leila shortly after she left the Intercontinental Hotel?

3. To what aspect of Zaynab's persona was her permanent and self-assigned nickname Zaynab122 connected?

4. One of Leila's murderers turns out to be a man "who had been" what "his entire life" (207)?

5. At what type of establishment did Zaynab122 work when she and Leila met?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sight causes Humeyra to smile "for the first time in hours" (194) in the chapter entitled "The Apartment"?

2. Who becomes frustrated with Zaynab122 in the chapter entitled "Normal Female Citizens" and why?

3. How did Leila react to D/Ali's wedding proposal, as described in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes"?

4. How did Leila meet D/Ali and what part of the prologue is the reader meant to recall during the description of their meeting in "Nine Minutes"?

5. How does Sinan's grief surrounding Leila's death differ from the grief of Leila's other four friends, as depicted in the chapter entitled "Grief"?

6. Explain the origin of D/Ali's name.

7. What object did D/Ali entrust to Leila in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes" and why?

8. Describe the findings of the medical examiner who inspects Leila's body at the morgue.

9. What tragic occasion is portrayed within Leila's consciousness in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes 20 Seconds"?

10. For what reason did Leila go to the Intercontinental Hotel on her last night alive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the theme of hope within 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. What is Shafak’s message regarding hope and how do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Perform a biographical criticism of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by researching Shafak's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Shafak.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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