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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is assigned as Selin's tutor when she applies to join the literary magazine?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Lakshmi.
(c) Lucas.
(d) Morris.

2. What does Lakshmi's father do for a living?
(a) Military attache.
(b) Ambassador.
(c) Diplomat.
(d) Statesman.

3. When did Selin learn that she was not good at creative writing?
(a) 11th grade.
(b) 8th grade.
(c) High school.
(d) Middle school.

4. When Selin lived with her paternal aunt, where did her aunt work?
(a) Diner.
(b) Tearoom.
(c) Cafe.
(d) Canteen.

5. When Selin first saw a psychologist, what practice did she go to before going to the psychologist's office?
(a) Volleyball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Cross country.
(d) Soccer.

6. What does Selin listen to when she goes to use the Mather house library in "The Fourth Week"?
(a) Pinchas Zukerman.
(b) Itzhak Perlman.
(c) Yo-Yo Ma.
(d) Yehudi Menuhin.

7. How long has Juho lived at Harvard and belonged to a society of fellows who were paid to do whatever they wanted in"The Third Week"?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

8. In "The Second Week," how old is Priya compared to Selin and the others?
(a) A year older.
(b) The same age.
(c) A couple years older.
(d) A year younger.

9. What memory technique did Svetlana's father teach her?
(a) Chunking.
(b) Major method.
(c) Spaced repetition.
(d) The method of loci.

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

11. In "The Third Week," where does Lakshmi say she met Ivan's ex-girlfriend, Zita?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Boston.

12. When did Selin know that she wanted to write novels?
(a) Before she knew how to read.
(b) High school.
(c) Middle school.
(d) 1st grade.

13. In "The First Week," how long has it been since Selin has spoken to Ivan?
(a) Since July.
(b) Since May.
(c) Since June.
(d) Since August.

14. What was Svetlana doing when Selin waited and perused the books in Svetlana's room?
(a) Taking a shower.
(b) Finishing homework.
(c) Walking.
(d) Reading.

15. In "The Second Week," how many times has Selin gone to the student health center to talk to a therapist before Svetlana tells Selin she needs therapy?
(a) 3.
(b) None.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Juho?

2. In "The First Week," what class are Svetlana and Selin taking that counts as two classes?

3. How much does Selin notice that a book called Flowers of Evil costs in the college bookstore?

4. What does Selin remember Ivan eating when he mysteriously turned up at the freshman cafeteria last year?

5. In "The First Week," how much does Selin pay for Real Change, a newspaper?

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