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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. Leila's murder had apparently been preceded within the month by how many similar murders involving the same car?
2. Which of Leila's five friends believes that there two kinds of families?
3. In what country was Zaynab122 born, as depicted in the chapter entitled "Zaynab's Story"?
4. How many times had "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (19) been banned from the street of brothels before he attacked Leila?
5. Which character did Leila meet after hearing Bitter Ma scolding someone downstairs in the brothel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who becomes frustrated with Zaynab122 in the chapter entitled "Normal Female Citizens" and why?
2. Which joyous occasion in Leila's life is portrayed within the memories that surface ten minutes and 20 seconds after her heart stops?
3. What new information about the recent murders of sex workers does the reader learn in the chapter entitled "The Apartment"?
4. How do Leila's five friends finally gain access to information about the whereabouts of Leila's body?
5. What is the significance of the chapter title "Normal Female Citizens"?
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. How did Leila meet D/Ali and what part of the prologue is the reader meant to recall during the description of their meeting in "Nine Minutes"?
8. How did Leila meet Humeyra, as depicted within the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes"?
9. What tragic occasion is portrayed within Leila's consciousness in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes 20 Seconds"?
10. How does the instance of foreshadowing included at the start of Part One: "Eight Minutes" become clear by the end of the chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
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.
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