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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. After young Sinan's father died, he harbored "a nagging suspicion that, no matter how hard he tried and how much he changed, he would always" (77) commit what action toward his mother?
(a) Fail her.
(b) Anger her.
(c) Belittle her.
(d) Sadden her.

2. To whom is the epigraph of the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World attributed?
(a) Marie Curie.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Louis Pasteur.
(d) Thomas Edison.

3. Haroun gave Binnaz a necklace with coins representing all but which of the following virtues he hoped she would bring into the home?
(a) Strength.
(b) Youth.
(c) Fertility.
(d) Docility.

4. In what country does the narrative of 10 Seconds 38 Minutes in This Strange World take place?
(a) Iran.
(b) Kurdistan.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Afghanistan.

5. At what sort of facility was the wedding reception depicted in "Six Minutes" held?
(a) A church.
(b) A mosque.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A synagogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that Jameelah's mother subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?

2. When Leila names the activities she had been doing just hours before her death, what is NOT mentioned?

3. When Binnaz began to have one miscarriage after another, the family elders reminded Haroun that the Qur'an says a man can have how many wives?

4. What name did Leila use when referring to Binnaz?

5. Haroun told many people he was going to have how many sons?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way did Uncle engage in the use of grooming techniques with Leila's parents in order to prevent his sexual abuse of Leila from being detected?

2. What were the circumstances of the sexual abuse Leila endured throughout her childhood?

3. Who was Tarkan?

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 does the red belt symbolize within the chapter entitled "Six Minutes"?

6. 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)?

7. What was the setting of Leila's birth?

8. Name and discuss one theme presented within the epigraph of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds

9. What circumstances left Leila alone in her house with Tarkan and at the mercy of Uncle's predatory sexual abuse?

10. What connection does the narrator draw between Tarkan's diagnosis and Leila's alienation from her father?

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