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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. To what aspect of Zaynab's persona was her permanent and self-assigned nickname Zaynab122 connected?
2. In the chapter entitled "Remaining Eight Seconds," it is revealed that Leila's very last memory involved which of the five senses?
3. It is revealed that of the four sex workers murdered in the last month, which woman had fought her attacker the hardest?
4. What was Leila's cause of death determined to be?
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. What was the ultimate fate of Leila's husband D/Ali?
2. What is the origin of Zaynab 122's name, as is revealed in the chapter entitled "Zaynab's Story"?
3. What is the significance of the chapter title "Normal Female Citizens"?
4. 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"?
5. Who becomes frustrated with Zaynab122 in the chapter entitled "Normal Female Citizens" and why?
6. How did Leila meet Humeyra, as depicted within the chapter entitled "Ten Minutes"?
7. Is the young man featured in the chapter called "The View from Above" right or wrong to accuse his father of murder?
8. What new information about the recent murders of sex workers does the reader learn in the chapter entitled "The Apartment"?
9. For what reason did Leila go to the Intercontinental Hotel on her last night alive?
10. From which character's perspective is the chapter entitled "This Manic Old City" written?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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