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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 does the man who comes into Chuck's Donuts very late every night remind Kayley of?

2. What does Maly say when she sees the baby, her second cousin, for the first time?

3. Who helps the owner of Chuck's Donuts after her last nighttime employee quits?

4. Who does Sothy call once she has started to worry about the true intentions of the man who comes in late every night to Chuck's Donuts?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Tevy feel about being Khmer?

5. What does Toby's father do in an effort to get the shop back on its feet?

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

7. Why does Superking Son seem jealous of Justin?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Bond lose all patience with his cousin Monica in the story titled "We Would've Been Princes!"? What does Bond believe his responsibilities to his family are in this story? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why are Tevy and Kayley so interested in the mysterious man who comes into Chuck's Donuts? How do they react when they find out what his story really is? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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