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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 "Ten Minutes Twenty Seconds," Leila remembers which type of sensory input associated with a wedding cake?

2. Leila's murder had apparently been preceded within the month by how many similar murders involving the same car?

3. Who paid the majority of the veterinary bill for the animal Humeyra and Leila saved together on the night they met?

4. What is NOT mentioned within descriptions of the annual birthday parties Leila's five friends threw for her?

5. The wall of Leila's apartment is covered in paintings done by which artist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is the young man featured in the chapter called "The View from Above" right or wrong to accuse his father of murder?

2. 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"?

3. How did Leila meet Humeyra, as depicted within the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes"?

4. From which character's perspective is the chapter entitled "This Manic Old City" written?

5. In what way does Elif Shafak use a sensory detail as an instance of foreshadowing in the chapter entitled "Eight Minutes"?

6. What trophy do the two murderers keep on the dashboard of their silver Mercedes?

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

8. What reaction does Nalan expect to get from her friends when she tells them about the as-yet-undescribed plan in the chapter called "Sabotage"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Shafak’s messages about guilt and responsibility within 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Shafak’s novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. What message is Shafak sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

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