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

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

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

4. When Selin and Leora were in middle school, what did Selin's father take them to New York to see?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Long Day's Journey into Night.
(c) Les Miserables.
(d) Death of a Salesman.

5. 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"?
(a) Brownies.
(b) Chips and salsa.
(c) Toll House cookie dough.
(d) Potato chips and dip.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Fourth Week," who is at the Mather house library when Selin arrives?

3. In "The First Week," where is Ivan going to college?

4. What size shoes does Selin wear?

5. At the beginning of "The First Week," how long has it been since Selin has checked her email?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter tell Selin about Ivan?

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

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

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

5. What type of scholarship do Joanne and the other Singaporean students have at Harvard?

6. What does Selin consider was the worst part of her childhood?

7. How did Selin and Ivan part in July?

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

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

10. Why does Selin not think seeing a therapist will help her?

(see the answer keys)

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