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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 "February," where did Selin's aunt buy the outfit she wears to a party Lakshmi organizes?
(a) Loehmann's.
(b) Filene's.
(c) Macy's.
(d) Bloomingdale's.

2. Who is Gavriil dating in "December"?
(a) Katie.
(b) Alexa.
(c) Clara.
(d) Zoe.

3. What is the name of the guy Selin meets at a party and who had attended the Constructed Worlds class with her last year?
(a) Ham.
(b) Aleksandr.
(c) Vlad.
(d) Benedict.

4. In "March," how long after Lakshmi's S&M party does Selin's bleeding stop?
(a) The next week.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) Next day.

5. In "December," how long does Riley disappear?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "October," what surgery does Selin's mother have?

2. What artist does Riley make a tape of their album for Selin in "November"?

3. In Selin's creative writing class in "January," how many stories do the students read weekly?

4. Who invites Svetlana to a Halloween party?

5. What was the name of Selin's bus driver in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Selin's psychiatrist react when she asks about antidepressants?

2. To what does Selin compare her time in middle school and high school?

3. What does Lakshmi say is the great advantage of an arranged marriage?

4. In "October," where does Selin sometimes go with Svetlana and why can it be stressful?

5. Why does Selin apply to Let's Go, and where does she want to go?

6. What is Selin's favorite line in Chekhov's The Lady with the Little Dog?

7. Why does Selin decide that what she felt for Ivan was only a crush?

8. Why does Svetlana have to buy a delousing kit?

9. What is Sahin celebrating at a party Lakshmi organizes at the literary magazine in February?

10. What does Selin learn when her mother calls iin "October" from the hospital?

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