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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. Uncle groomed and sexually abused Leila for the first time when the whole family went for a holiday next to what sea?

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

3. 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?

4. At what sort of facility was the wedding reception depicted in "Six Minutes" held?

5. How did Leila react when Binnaz again mentioned their shared secret for the first time in over a year?

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

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

4. How did Leila meet Sinan?

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

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

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

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

9. What connection does the narrator draw between Tarkan's diagnosis and Leila's alienation from her father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Shafak’s novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. What message is Shafak sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

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

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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