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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 when her parents filed a custody suit for her?

2. What exploded in Selin's backpack that caused her to buy a canvas army surplus bag?

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

4. What size shoes does Selin wear?

5. In "The Second Week," how old is Priya compared to Selin and the others?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Selin sit with at dinner in "The Third Week"?

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

3. What does Peter tell Selin about Ivan?

4. Why is Svetlana good at memorizing?

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

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

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

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

9. Who dies that causes all the Russian isnsructors to be depressed in "The Third Week"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What are the settings in Either/Or? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Selin?

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