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

2. In "The Third Week," was does Selin have to read for Russian class?
(a) Eugene Onegin.
(b) Anna Karenina.
(c) One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
(d) Dead Souls.

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

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

5. What does Gavriil show everyone he has in his backpack during Russian class in "The Second Week"?
(a) Broccoli and cabbage.
(b) Celery and cauliflower.
(c) Candy bars.
(d) Protein bars.

Short Answer Questions

1. During shopping week in "The First Week," how long does accelerated Russian meet?

2. After Selin watches The Usual Suspects what does she see Svetlana is eating in the Quincy dining hall?

3. Where is the professor from who teaches an ethics seminar Selin audits in "The Third Week"?

4. When The Remains of the Day was released, how many of Kazuo Ishiguro's novels did Selin's father buy?

5. In "The Third Week," where does Lakshmi say she met Ivan's ex-girlfriend, Zita?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Fourth Week," where does Selin go when she is tired of a conversation in her suite's common room?

2. How did Selin and Ivan part in July?

3. When Selin goes to the bookstore in "The First Week," why does she wonder if she will like the books for the Chance class?

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

5. Where did Svetlana spend her summer and how was her trip?

6. Why is Svetlana good at memorizing?

7. What does Peter tell Selin about Ivan?

8. When did Selin realize that she was not good at creative writing?

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

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

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