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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. 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?
2. The narrator states that Leila's only brother would have been diagnosed years later as having which condition?
3. Who does NOT know Leila as Tequlia Leila?
4. Haroun told many people he was going to have how many sons?
5. The narrator states that Sinan was "endowed with" his parents' "best quality," (76) which was what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the circumstances of the sexual abuse Leila endured throughout her childhood?
2. How did Leila feel about the metropolis of Istanbul during her childhood?
3. How is the structure of the novel explained within the chapter in Part One entitled "One Minute"?
4. What circumstances left Leila alone in her house with Tarkan and at the mercy of Uncle's predatory sexual abuse?
5. How did Leila first meet Nalan?
6. Discuss a particular detail in the prologue entitled "The End" that communicates an element of Leila's personality.
7. What major conflict did Jameelah have with her family after the death of her mother?
8. In what way does Bitter Ma exact revenge on the client who chastises her for the picture of Sultan Abdulaziz hanging in the brothel?
9. What does the red belt symbolize within the chapter entitled "Six Minutes"?
10. In what way is the theme of courage depicted within the chapter entitled "Three Minutes"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the topic of sexual abuse treated within 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why Shafak instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World.
Essay Topic 3
What message does Shafak send within the pages of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World concerning the link between memory and the five senses?
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