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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Selin remember Ivan eating when he mysteriously turned up at the freshman cafeteria last year?
(a) Cheeseburger.
(b) Salisbury steak.
(c) Pork chops.
(d) Fried chicken.

3. 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) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

5. In "The First Week," what class are Svetlana and Selin taking that counts as two classes?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) Ancient Greek.
(d) Chinese.

6. In "The First Week," where is Ivan going to college?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Berkley.
(c) Brown.
(d) MIT.

7. Where was the store located where Selin bought boots over the summer?
(a) 88th St.
(b) 34th Street.
(c) Across from Penn Station.
(d) Across from Grand Central Station.

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

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

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

11. What play does Selin remember reading in high school that made her nearly die of impatience?
(a) Twelfth Night.
(b) Richard III.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) King John.

12. Where did Ivan go at the end of July?
(a) Thailand.
(b) China.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Japan.

13. After Selin watches The Usual Suspects what does she see Svetlana is eating in the Quincy dining hall?
(a) Vegetables and fruits.
(b) Cottage cheese and raw vegetables.
(c) Fried rice with vegetables.
(d) Tofu and eggs.

14. On the second Wednesday of September, what time does Selin meet Peter and the other English teachers from the Hungary program?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) Noon.

15. In The Seducer's Diary, by what date does the seducer still not know the name of the girl he is stalking?
(a) May 5.
(b) April 27.
(c) May 9.
(d) April 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Priya serve to eat when Riley, Selin, Priya, Lewis, and two other premed people get together in the common room of their living quarters in "The Fourth Week"?

2. What does Gavriil show everyone he has in his backpack during Russian class in "The Second Week"?

3. When Selin goes shopping in Boston with Riley, Priya, and Joanne in "The Fourth Week," what type of fabric does Selin buy?

4. What was Svetlana doing when Selin waited and perused the books in Svetlana's room?

5. When Selin checks her email in "The First Week," what is the date of the only email from Ivan?

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