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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Selina's major?

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

3. How old is Juho?

4. In "The Fourth Week," how much does the Garment District sell clothes for by the pound?

5. On the second Wednesday of September, what time does Selin meet Peter and the other English teachers from the Hungary program?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter tell Selin about Ivan?

2. Why is Svetlana good at memorizing?

3. What does Selin say about taking an extra class in "The First Week"?

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

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

6. How did Selin and Ivan part in July?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Selin has an aversion to having children. What are Selin’s views on parenthood and children? Why does she hold those views? How has her childhood influenced her views?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is how an author creates, art, music, or writing based on her interpretation of life. How does Batuman use artistic license to create the realistic background of Either/Or?

Essay Topic 3

Svetlana starts having a relationship with Matt. How would you describe the relationship between Svetlana and Matt? How does it change Selin’s relationship with Svetlana?

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