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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. Who escorts the five friends off the hospital property once they are denied access to Leila's body?

2. In the chapter entitled "Remaining Eight Seconds," it is revealed that Leila's very last memory involved which of the five senses?

3. What is NOT mentioned within descriptions of the annual birthday parties Leila's five friends threw for her?

4. What part of Leila's body was permanently scarred as a result of being attacked by "the man all the prostitutes tried to avoid" (119)?

5. In what year did Leila spend her final night on earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason did Leila go to the Intercontinental Hotel on her last night alive?

2. From which character's perspective is the chapter entitled "This Manic Old City" written?

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

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

5. What new information about the recent murders of sex workers does the reader learn in the chapter entitled "The Apartment"?

6. What is the origin of Zaynab 122's name, as is revealed in the chapter entitled "Zaynab's Story"?

7. Who becomes frustrated with Zaynab122 in the chapter entitled "Normal Female Citizens" and why?

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

9. How did Leila meet Humeyra, as depicted within the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes"?

10. 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"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World and analyze Shafak’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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