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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. Uncle groomed and sexually abused Leila for the first time when the whole family went for a holiday next to what sea?
(a) The Mediterranean Sea.
(b) The Baltic Sea.
(c) The Aegean Sea.
(d) The Adriatic Sea.

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

3. As a child, Sinan "felt more comfortable next to people who were not" what "in any way" (77)?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Assertive.
(d) Kind.

4. The narrator states in the prologue, "The End," that Leila would throw what object playfully at someone she heard referring to her in the past tense?
(a) A pinch of salt.
(b) A tomato.
(c) A high-heeled shoe.
(d) A drop of water.

5. The narrator states that Jameelah's father subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Sufism.
(d) Islam.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of periodical did Leila and Sinan first see a hula hoop?

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

3. How many friends does Leila name when she knows her friends will come quickly when they hear of her death?

4. In what country does the narrative of 10 Seconds 38 Minutes in This Strange World take place?

5. Leilia has a "sinking feeling" (11) when she realizes that which event has just occurred?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the toenail polish in the chapter entitled "Nalan's Story"?

2. What does the narrator reveal about the reason for Leila's reluctance to talk about her past in the chapter entitled "Three Minutes"?

3. Who was Tarkan?

4. In what way is the theme of courage depicted within the chapter entitled "Three Minutes"?

5. 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)?

6. What major conflict did Jameelah have with her family after the death of her mother?

7. How did Jameelah come to feel so alienated by her family that she began to spend more time on the streets?

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

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

10. What does the braided bracelet symbolize in the chapter entitled "Seven Minutes"?

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