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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. In "October," what surgery does Selin's mother have?

2. What childhood toy did Selin have that she though was perfect for crying into?

3. In Selin's creative writing class in "January," how many stories do the students read weekly?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. At a party, how does Selin end up handcuffed to Jeremy, and how do they get free?

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

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

6. What book does Selin pick up at the bookstore in April?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lakshmi plans to have an arranged marriage. Why does Lakshmi believe arranged marriages are preferable to love matches?

Essay Topic 2

Selin reads Nadja by French writer Andre Breton. How does reading Nadja seem to serve as proof to Selin that she is not alone in being a woman who has been manipulated by a boyfriend or lover?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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