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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. How old was Leila's biological mother when she gave birth to Leila?
(a) 22.
(b) 30.
(c) 19.
(d) 26.
2. What is the name of Leila's biological mother?
(a) Jameelah.
(b) Sinan.
(c) Binnaz.
(d) Suzan.
3. The volatile relationship between Jameelah and which of her family members caused her to begin to spend more time on the streets?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her stepmother.
(d) Her stepfather.
4. The narrator states that Jameelah's mother subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?
(a) Sufism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Christianity.
5. To whom is the epigraph of the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World attributed?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) Louis Pasteur.
Short Answer Questions
1. Four minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she has a memory associated with what taste and smell?
2. Which member of Haroun's family named Mahmous was rewarded by the Ottoman government for his help in deporting Armenians?
3. As a child, Sinan "felt more comfortable next to people who were not" what "in any way" (77)?
4. The first memory that comes to Leila's mind in the first minute after her death has to do with what substance?
5. Haroun gave Binnaz a necklace with coins representing all but which of the following virtues he hoped she would bring into the home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Name and discuss one theme presented within the epigraph of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds
2. How is the structure of the novel explained within the chapter in Part One entitled "One Minute"?
3. 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?
4. What connection does the narrator draw between Tarkan's diagnosis and Leila's alienation from her father?
5. How did Leila first meet Nalan?
6. Who was Tarkan?
7. How did Haroun's increasing religious fervor cause changes in Leila's life during her adolescence?
8. In what way did Leila make a sacrifice willingly in order to get under Uncle's skin at a family function?
9. How did Leila feel about the metropolis of Istanbul during her childhood?
10. In what way does Bitter Ma exact revenge on the client who chastises her for the picture of Sultan Abdulaziz hanging in the brothel?
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