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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. What name did Leila use when referring to Binnaz?
(a) Mama.
(b) Mummy.
(c) Auntie.
(d) Sister.
2. How are Suzan and Binnaz related to one another?
(a) They are sisters.
(b) They are married to the same man.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are sisters-in-law.
3. Leila ran away from her family's home in Van forever during what event?
(a) Haroun's retirement party.
(b) Tarkan's funeral.
(c) Tarkan's birthday party.
(d) Suzan's funeral.
4. In what month of 1990 is Leila's death covered on national television?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) November.
(d) January.
5. How old was Uncle when he returned from the Korean War and began to sexually abuse Leila?
(a) 35.
(b) 22.
(c) 52.
(d) 43.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what African country was Jameelah born to parents of two different religions?
2. 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?
3. What is the name of Leila's biological mother?
4. What substance did the midwife use in hopes of forcing Leila to make a sound?
5. Leila steps in and defends what kind of worker against Uncle's abuse?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the structure of the novel explained within the chapter in Part One entitled "One Minute"?
2. Who was Tarkan?
3. 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)?
4. In what way does Bitter Ma exact revenge on the client who chastises her for the picture of Sultan Abdulaziz hanging in the brothel?
5. What were the circumstances of the sexual abuse Leila endured throughout her childhood?
6. What does the red belt symbolize within the chapter entitled "Six Minutes"?
7. Name and discuss one theme presented within the epigraph of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds
8. Discuss a particular detail in the prologue entitled "The End" that communicates an element of Leila's personality.
9. How did Leila feel about the metropolis of Istanbul during her childhood?
10. In what way did Leila make a sacrifice willingly in order to get under Uncle's skin at a family function?
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