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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 do Selin and Jeremy get a handcuff key?

2. Where does Selin go to a party after the one at the literary magazine in "February"?

3. When was Fear and Trembling published?

4. What religion is Zita studying?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Selin describes the difference between a crush and love. Why does Selin decide that what she has felt for Ivan is a crush?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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