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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. Where does Malin work at Martha's VIneyard?

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

3. How old is the female character in Rudolfio?

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

5. How long does Selin's mother have to take an estrogen blocking drug?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 reads Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin. Why does Selin draw a comparison between herself and the main character, Tatiana? What is revealed about dissimulation and honesty through Tatiana’s character? What quality does Tatiana have that Selin prizes in herself and why?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is how an author creates, art, music, or writing based on her interpretation of life. How does Batuman use artistic license to create the realistic background of Either/Or?

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