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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Les Miserables.
(c) Long Day's Journey into Night.
(d) Hamlet.

3. What does Selin find in the kitchen sink of her suite in "The Third Week"?
(a) Stingray.
(b) Goldfish.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Beta fish.

4. What date was known as Armenian Genocide Recognition Day?
(a) March 15.
(b) May 9.
(c) June 27.
(d) April 24.

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

6. When was the book Nadja originally published?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1923.

7. What book by Andre Breton does Selin remember glancing at in Svetlana's room?
(a) Arcane 17.
(b) Magnetic Fields.
(c) Earthlight.
(d) Nadja.

8. What is the name of Selin's financial aid officer in "The First Week"?
(a) Matt.
(b) Rick.
(c) Bob.
(d) Dave.

9. Over the summer, where did Selin buy new boots?
(a) Famous Footwear.
(b) Tradehome Shoes.
(c) Bloomingdale's.
(d) Payless.

10. In "The First Week," how much does Selin pay for Real Change, a newspaper?
(a) $1.
(b) 75 cents.
(c) $1.25.
(d) 50 cents.

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

12. Who is the heroine of the book Selin is reading for Russian class in "The Third Week"?
(a) Tatiana.
(b) Sonya.
(c) Anna.
(d) Natalya.

13. In "The Fourth Week," who is at the Mather house library when Selin arrives?
(a) Two Asian guys.
(b) A white girl and a black guy.
(c) Two Chinese girls.
(d) An Asian guy and an Asian girl.

14. After Svetlana and Selin take a walk to memorize a stanza for Russian class, where does Svetlanta go in "The Third Week"?
(a) History.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Therapy.
(d) Their suite.

15. What time does Selin have to go to the literature department to watch The Usual Suspects in "The Second Week"?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 4:30 p.m.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 5:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Third Week," was does Selin have to read for Russian class?

2. In "The Second Week," what is the name of Selin's tutor?

3. Where was the store located where Selin bought boots over the summer?

4. 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"?

5. In "The Second Week," what is the name of the girl whose birthday party Svetlana and her roommates are going to?

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