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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Selin the first time that she talked to a psychologist?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

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"?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

5. In "The Second Week," what is the name of the girl whose birthday party Svetlana and her roommates are going to?
(a) Angela.
(b) Grace.
(c) Patience.
(d) Louise.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Selin when her parents filed a custody suit for her?

3. What does Lakshmi's father do for a living?

4. What are the occupations of the characters in a story Selin has to critique when she applies to join the literary magazine?

5. In "The First Week," what do Selin and Svetlana read in her room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What discussion do Svetlana and Selin have about vocal and instrumental music?

2. What type of bag did Selin buy for her sophomore year of college?

3. In "The Third Week," what does Selin notice in the kitchen of her suite?

4. What does Selin learn about Kierkegaard's book Either/Or by reading the introduction?

5. How are Selin and Svetlana different in how they choose friends?

6. When did Selin know that she wanted to become a novelist?

7. Why is Svetlana good at memorizing?

8. Who dies that causes all the Russian isnsructors to be depressed in "The Third Week"?

9. What process does Selin go through when she applies to join the literary magazine?

10. At the beginning of "The Fourth Week," where do Selin, Riley, Priya, and Joanne go shopping and what does Selin buy?

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