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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. What does Toby call his dad when dealing with customers sometimes in the story titled "The Shop"?

2. Why does Superking Son get very mad at Justin the day Superking Son is late for practice?

3. Who are the only customers to the shop after the incident with the truck?

4. Where did Toby buy his school supplies?

5. What poster do Ves and Maly often stare at, stoned, at the video store?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ves think of Rithy, Maly's boyfriend?

2. Why does Dr. Heng's wife hang around the shop all the time?

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

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

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

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

7. What are some of Superking Son's biggest problems?

8. How does Ves feel about Maly?

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

10. Why is the apple fritter man so unsettling to Sothy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story titled "Human Development," why does Anthony begin to pull away from Ben after Ben describes his idea for his new app? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the relationship between Ves and Maly in the story titled "Maly, Maly, Maly," citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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