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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. The narrator states that Jameelah's mother subscribed to what religion at the time of Jameelah's birth?
3. In the chapter entitled "Three Minutes," what flavor does Leila remember three minutes after her heart has stopped that takes her back to September of 1967?
4. How many hula hoops did Sinan's mother order for him?
5. How old was Suzan when Leila was born?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way do the themes of guilt and responsibility arise within the chapter entitled "Sinan'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. Name and discuss one theme presented within the epigraph of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds
4. What does the red belt symbolize within the chapter entitled "Six Minutes"?
5. How did Leila meet Sinan?
6. 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?
7. What was the setting of Leila's birth?
8. How did Leila first meet Nalan?
9. What connection does the narrator draw between Tarkan's diagnosis and Leila's alienation from her father?
10. How did Jameelah come to feel so alienated by her family that she began to spend more time on the streets?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Shafak’s novel from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
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
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World and one of the novel's main messages. How does Shafak make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?
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