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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. After Svetlana and Selin take a walk to memorize a stanza for Russian class, where does Svetlanta go in "The Third Week"?

2. When was the book Nadja originally published?

3. What does Selin listen to when she goes to use the Mather house library in "The Fourth Week"?

4. Where was the store located where Selin bought boots over the summer?

5. In The Seducer's Diary, by what date does the seducer still not know the name of the girl he is stalking?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Selin's block assigned, and where did Riley get them transferred?

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

3. What does Peter tell Selin about Ivan?

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

5. What are freshman pre-orientation programs, and why did Selin not apply?

6. Why is Svetlana good at memorizing?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Selin’s literature tutorial, students read some of Freud’s texts. Why do students read Freud’s texts? What is revealed about reading a text interpretively through the study of Freud’s texts?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Either/Or?

Essay Topic 3

Selin reads Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin. Why does Selin draw a comparison between herself and the main character, Tatiana? What is revealed about dissimulation and honesty through Tatiana’s character? What quality does Tatiana have that Selin prizes in herself and why?

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