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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 frustrates Tevy about how her family has treated their ethnic heritage?

2. Where does Toby's dad ask him to stock up on supplies for the shop?

3. What does Toby's father ask him to do in order to try to avoid a problem with a customer?

4. What does Tevy's father tell her marriage is like?

5. What does Maly hardly ever talk about in a serious way?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Superking Son seem jealous of Justin?

2. In the story titled "The Shop," what is Toby's role in the shop?

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

4. What does Maly think of the baby who is supposed to be reincarnated with her mother's spirit?

5. How does Tevy feel about her father after he leaves her family?

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

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

8. How do the narrator and his friends feel about Superking Son in the start of the story titled "Superking Son Strikes Again"?

9. How do the narrator and his friends feel about Justin?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why and how is Justin so different from the other boys in the story "Superking Son Scores Again"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do the young boys' perceptions of Superking Son change over the course of the story "Superking Son Scores Again"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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