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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. With what sensory detail does Elif Shafak begin the chapter "Eight Minutes" within Part One?
2. Which character was killed at the protests portrayed in "Ten Minutes Twenty Seconds"?
3. Which of Zaynab's qualities made her different from the rest of her family?
4. What is the last name of the morgue orderly named Kameel?
5. In the chapter entitled "The Apartment," who opens Leila's apartment door and discovers Charlie Chaplin arriving home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who becomes frustrated with Zaynab122 in the chapter entitled "Normal Female Citizens" and why?
2. For what reason did Leila go to the Intercontinental Hotel on her last night alive?
3. In the chapter entitled "The View from Above," who is the young man accusing his father of being involved with the murders of sex workers?
4. What new information about the recent murders of sex workers does the reader learn in the chapter entitled "The Apartment"?
5. How did Leila react to D/Ali's wedding proposal, as described in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes"?
6. Explain the origin of D/Ali's name.
7. From which character's perspective is the chapter entitled "This Manic Old City" written?
8. How do Leila's five friends finally gain access to information about the whereabouts of Leila's body?
9. What tragic occasion is portrayed within Leila's consciousness in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes 20 Seconds"?
10. What reaction does Nalan expect to get from her friends when she tells them about the as-yet-undescribed plan in the chapter called "Sabotage"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a critical essay about 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Choose an object from 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, such as the white fedora, the roses, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 3
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Shafak’s novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
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