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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 religion is Zita studying?

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

3. In "November," what does Selin get paid per hour for working at the Ukrainian Research Institute?

4. In "October," what is the subject of the movie Selin has to watch in her science Core class?

5. How old is Sahin's friend that Selin meets at a party in "February"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Sahin celebrating at a party Lakshmi organizes at the literary magazine in February?

7. Why does Selin decide that what she felt for Ivan was only a crush?

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

9. How do Lakshmi and Selin find a place to stay in Martha's VIneyard?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Selin’s literature tutorial, students read some of Freud’s texts. Why do students read Freud’s texts? What is revealed about reading a text interpretively through the study of Freud’s texts?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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