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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did Binnaz's brother return from fighting in the Korean War?
2. How are Suzan and Binnaz related to one another?
3. How does the narrator describe Leila's childhood home in the historic city of Van?
4. What name did Leila use when referring to her father Haroun?
5. What substance did the midwife use in hopes of forcing Leila to make a sound?
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 does the narrator reveal about the reason for Leila's reluctance to talk about her past in the chapter entitled "Three Minutes"?
3. Discuss a particular detail in the prologue entitled "The End" that communicates an element of Leila's personality.
4. 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)?
5. Name and discuss one theme presented within the epigraph of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds
6. How did Haroun's increasing religious fervor cause changes in Leila's life during her adolescence?
7. How did Leila meet Sinan?
8. What is the symbolism of the toenail polish in the chapter entitled "Nalan's Story"?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Shafak’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World.
Essay Topic 2
What is the function of D/Ali’s character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Shafak in depicting D/Ali and include in your discussion the reasons that Shafak portrays D/Ali in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of hope within 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. What is Shafak’s message regarding hope and how do you know?
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