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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. What number does Kameel provide to the five friends after they are escorted off hospital property?
2. Nalan recalls in the chapter called "The Plan" that Leila had carried what item of D/Ali's everywhere she went after his death?
3. It is stated in the chapter entitled "Sabotage" that the only two jobs for trans women in Istanbul were sex work and what other job?
4. Which of Zaynab's qualities made her different from the rest of her family?
5. What color was the car driven by the two men who picked up Leila shortly after she left the Intercontinental Hotel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which joyous occasion in Leila's life is portrayed within the memories that surface ten minutes and 20 seconds after her heart stops?
2. Explain the origin of D/Ali's name.
3. From which character's perspective is the chapter entitled "This Manic Old City" written?
4. How do Leila's five friends finally gain access to information about the whereabouts of Leila's body?
5. What sight causes Humeyra to smile "for the first time in hours" (194) in the chapter entitled "The Apartment"?
6. 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?
7. What new information about the recent murders of sex workers does the reader learn in the chapter entitled "The Apartment"?
8. How did Leila react to D/Ali's wedding proposal, as described in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes"?
9. What trophy do the two murderers keep on the dashboard of their silver Mercedes?
10. What object did D/Ali entrust to Leila in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes" and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
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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