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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 when Uncle began to sexually abuse her?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

2. How many siblings did Jameelah have at the time of her mother's death?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. What was the name of the Lady Pharmacist's son who befriended Leila after she returned from a family vacation by the sea?
(a) Sinan.
(b) Oscan.
(c) Linana.
(d) Manin.

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

5. What occupation did Sinan's father hold at the time of his death?
(a) Attorney.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Judge.
(d) Soldier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Two minutes after Leila's heart stops beating, she recalls which two very different flavors?

3. What was Leila's favorite activity during her childhood?

4. In "Sinan's Story," the reader learns that Sinan lived in a house with his mother and how many other people?

5. The narrator states emphatically in "The End" that what object does NOT mimic the qualities of time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Leila first meet Nalan?

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

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

6. How is the structure of the novel explained within the chapter in Part One entitled "One Minute"?

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

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

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

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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