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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. How early was Selin delivered by C-section because her mother was sick?

2. In "January," what is the name of Lakshmi's new suitor who is in Selin's creative writing class?

3. What was the name of Selin's bus driver in high school?

4. When did Elsa and Malin come to Martha's VIneyard?

5. In "November," what does Selin read by Freud in a unit in tutorial?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Selin did not have a happy childhood. What type of childhood would Selin have liked to have had? Why did she not have the type of childhood she wanted?

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