View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Svetlana read Fear and Trembling her freshman year, how long did she not leave her room?

2. In "October," when Selin is messaging with Zita, who invites Selin to brunch?

3. Who is Gavriil dating in "December"?

4. In "November," what does Selin read by Freud in a unit in tutorial?

5. What do the students in Selin's creative writing class read by Chekhov in "April"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ivan and Zita meet and what was the end of their relationship?

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

3. How does Selin get sick at a party, and how does she get home?

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

5. What do Lakshmi and Selin have to help Malin and Elsa do in Martha's Vineyard?

6. Why does Selin have to help Danny, Josh, and their friends get into the Quincy building?

7. What does Selin do when she considers dropping the Chance class?

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

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

10. What recurring dream does Selin have in "October"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Selin did not have a happy childhood. What type of childhood would Selin have liked to have had? Why did she not have the type of childhood she wanted?

Essay Topic 3

Selin makes a discovery about conversations when attending parties. What discovery does Selin make about conversations when attending parties? What makes it easier for her to carry on conversations at parties and why?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 889 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample