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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. Who comes to the shop almost every day giving unsolicited advice?

2. Why does Kayley think her mother should start smoking?

3. In the story titled "Maly, Maly, Maly," where do Maly and Ves seek shelter to get out of the house in the beginning of the story?

4. Why does Sothy give her ex-husband 20% of Chuck's Donuts' profits?

5. What does Justin's father do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does badminton mean to Superking Son?

2. Why does Superking Son seem jealous of Justin?

3. What did Tevy's and Kayley's father once tell them about how Khmer people figure out who to marry?

4. What is unusual about the man who orders the apple fritters in the story titled "Three Women of Chuck's Donuts"?

5. How do Maly and Ves think their extended family feel about them in the story titled "Maly, Maly, Maly"?

6. What happened to Maly's mother, and how does Maly feel about this?

7. What kind of party is the family preparing for in the story "Maly, Maly, Maly"?

8. What leads to the eventual decline of the shop's business?

9. Why is Sothy struggling to keep Chuck's Donuts open?

10. What are Ves's plans for the end of summer and how does he feel about them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does So portray Cambodian men living in American throughout many of these stories? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Serey feel about her connection with Somaly in the story titled "Somaly Serey, Serey Somaly"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What changes in Ben's and Anthony's relationship after their group sexual experience with Vinny in the story titled "Human Development"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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