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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 does Selin remember that her parents' friends' daughter, Dilek, named her son?

2. In "December," who is Riley interested in?

3. What time does Selin go to meet the Count in "March"?

4. What type of pillowcase does Sahin's friend have on his bed?

5. What religion is Zita studying?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Svetlana have to buy a delousing kit?

5. What does Selin wear to a party Lakshmi organizes at the literary magazine in February?

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

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

8. What does Juno have to say about Selin getting sick from two rum and Cokes?

9. What are Selin's thoughts when Matt becomes Svetlana's boyfriend?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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