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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, The Third Week-The Fourth Week.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of company does Riley's mother work for that has given Riley a full scholarship to Harvard?
(a) Manufacturer of medical devices and therapies.
(b) Medical injection molding.
(c) Medical equipment manufacturer.
(d) Pharmaceutical.

2. When did Selin's mother say that her father referred to Anna Karenina as a bourgeois novel about a fallen woman?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1960s.

3. When Selin and Leora were in middle school, what did Selin's father take them to New York to see?
(a) Death of a Salesman.
(b) Long Day's Journey into Night.
(c) Les Miserables.
(d) Hamlet.

4. What are the occupations of the characters in a story Selin has to critique when she applies to join the literary magazine?
(a) Electrician and housewife.
(b) Doctor and lawyer.
(c) Architect and engineer.
(d) Plumber and housewife.

5. What does Selin have for breakfast the morning after she watches The Usual Suspects in "The Second Week"?
(a) Life.
(b) Cracklin' Oat Bran.
(c) Cheerios.
(d) Shredded wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Third Week," what does the Chance professor wear?

2. In "The First Week," what does the building look like where Riley gets Selin, Priya, and Joanne transferred to?

3. Over the summer, where did Selin buy new boots?

4. What does Selin listen to when she goes to use the Mather house library in "The Fourth Week"?

5. What is Selin's parents' combined income in "The First Week"?

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