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

2. In "February," what does Selin do the morning after going to Sahin's friend's room?

3. What exercise class does Selin sometimes attend with Svetlana?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Selin's favorite line in Chekhov's The Lady with the Little Dog?

2. Why does Selin apply to Let's Go, and where does she want to go?

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

4. How does Riley finally get a cat, and what type of cat does she get?

5. In "October," where does Selin sometimes go with Svetlana and why can it be stressful?

6. How is the furniture arranged in Przemyslaw's bedroom?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Selin’s character arc, and what situations influence her growth and development?

Essay Topic 2

Moral rules have to do with principles that indicate what is allowed and what is permitted for human behavior. What do some people believe about the universality of moral rules? Why does Selin reject the idea that moral rules can be universal?

Essay Topic 3

Selin wanted to be a novelist even before she could read. Why has Selin wanted to be a novelist? Why might becoming a novelist be a problem for her?

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