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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. How old was Selin the first time that she talked to a psychologist?
2. When Selin and Leora were in middle school, what did Selin's father take them to New York to see?
3. In "The First Week," how much does Selin pay for Real Change, a newspaper?
4. What is the name of Selin's financial aid officer in "The First Week"?
5. In "The Second Week," how many times has Selin gone to the student health center to talk to a therapist before Svetlana tells Selin she needs therapy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Selin say about taking an extra class in "The First Week"?
2. What process does Selin go through when she applies to join the literary magazine?
3. What does Selin learn about Kierkegaard's book Either/Or by reading the introduction?
4. When Selin goes to the bookstore in "The First Week," why does she wonder if she will like the books for the Chance class?
5. How are Selin and Svetlana different in how they choose friends?
6. When did Selin know that she wanted to become a novelist?
7. Why does Selin not think seeing a therapist will help her?
8. Who dies that causes all the Russian isnsructors to be depressed in "The Third Week"?
9. What type of scholarship do Joanne and the other Singaporean students have at Harvard?
10. Why is Svetlana good at memorizing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Selin reads Kierkegaard’s book, Either/Or. What is communicated about her interest in an aesthetic life through her reading of Kierkegaard’s Either/Or?
Essay Topic 2
Selin’s favorite part of her creative writing class is when the professor, Leonard, discusses the writing life. According to Leonard, what is life like for a writer? What does Leonard believe is most important to becoming a writer—endurance or talent? Why?
Essay Topic 3
In Either/Or, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main character more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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