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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Second Week," what is the name of Selin's tutor?
(a) Rache.
(b) Lynne.
(c) Judith.
(d) Michelle.

2. What is Selin's parents' combined income in "The First Week"?
(a) About $200,000.
(b) $250,000.
(c) More than $100,000.
(d) $500,000.

3. Where is Joanne from?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Taiwan.
(d) Malaysia.

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

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

6. Where does Selin remember that she and Ivan said goodbye?
(a) Street corner in Venice.
(b) Parking lot on the Danube.
(c) Library in Budapest.
(d) Restaurant in Salsburg.

7. What is Selina's major?
(a) History and Literature.
(b) Literature.
(c) English.
(d) European and Russian Studies.

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

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

10. What exploded in Selin's backpack that caused her to buy a canvas army surplus bag?
(a) Diet Coke.
(b) Pepsi.
(c) Dr. Pepper.
(d) Mountain Dew.

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

12. In "The Fourth Week," how much does the Garment District sell clothes for by the pound?
(a) $1.25.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 25 cents.
(d) 75 cents.

13. 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) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

14. In "The First Week," what do Selin and Svetlana read in her room?
(a) Novels.
(b) Prospectus.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Course catalog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The First Week," how long has it been since Selin has spoken to Ivan?

2. What memory technique did Svetlana's father teach her?

3. What book by Andre Breton does Selin remember glancing at in Svetlana's room?

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

5. When Selin and Leora were in middle school, what did Selin's father take them to New York to see?

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