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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. The medical examiner is fascinated with research suggesting that how many genes remain alive in the body for some time after physical death?

2. In the chapter entitled "Nine Minutes," Leila remembers D/Ali and has a memory of all but which of the following flavors?

3. With what weapon did "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119) attack Leila?

4. In what way were Leila's murderers related to one another?

5. One of Leila's five friends believes that the two kinds of families are the blood type and what other type?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Leila react to D/Ali's wedding proposal, as described in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes"?

2. How do Leila's five friends finally gain access to information about the whereabouts of Leila's body?

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 object did D/Ali entrust to Leila in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes" and why?

5. What is the significance of the chapter title "Normal Female Citizens"?

6. How does the instance of foreshadowing included at the start of Part One: "Eight Minutes" become clear by the end of the chapter?

7. Is the young man featured in the chapter called "The View from Above" right or wrong to accuse his father of murder?

8. Which joyous occasion in Leila's life is portrayed within the memories that surface ten minutes and 20 seconds after her heart stops?

9. How does Sinan's grief surrounding Leila's death differ from the grief of Leila's other four friends, as depicted in the chapter entitled "Grief"?

10. Describe the findings of the medical examiner who inspects Leila's body at the morgue.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Perform a biographical criticism of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by researching Shafak's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Shafak.

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 Shafak’s novel from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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