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

2. Which of Leila's five friends believes that there two kinds of families?

3. The silver Mercedes carrying Leila's murderers pulls up to what kind of establishment in the chapter called "The Silver Mercedes"?

4. How did the soldiers escape from the attack launched by protesters in Istanbul?

5. What substance does the vendor notice covering the figurines on the dashboard of the silver Mercedes?

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. What tragic occasion is portrayed within Leila's consciousness in the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes 20 Seconds"?

3. 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"?

4. What trophy do the two murderers keep on the dashboard of their silver Mercedes?

5. What was the ultimate fate of Leila's husband D/Ali?

6. In what way does Elif Shafak use a sensory detail as an instance of foreshadowing in the chapter entitled "Eight Minutes"?

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

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

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

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

Read a lengthy interview with Shafak. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Shafak’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Shafak instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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