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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hsu's father help him with after he moved away?
(a) Math homework.
(b) Music.
(c) Cooking classes.
(d) Literature homework.

2. What album did Hsu's parents play so often in particular?
(a) Thriller.
(b) Pet Sounds.
(c) Sea Kings.
(d) War.

3. What does the first generation of immigrants often think about?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Survival.
(c) Food.
(d) Religion.

4. What did Hsu argue you make a world out of as a college student?
(a) Your family.
(b) Your friends.
(c) Your books.
(d) The things you buy.

5. What did Hus's mom often make for potlucks with friends?
(a) Meatballs.
(b) Chicken wings.
(c) Salad.
(d) Pizza.

6. What did Hsu think Ken projected?
(a) Vulnerability.
(b) Sweetness.
(c) Talent.
(d) Confidence.

7. What motivated Hsu to start his zine at first?
(a) Getting free clohtes.
(b) Getting free CDs.
(c) Getting free food.
(d) Getting into college.

8. What kind of car did Hsu have?
(a) Corvette.
(b) Hyundai.
(c) Chevy.
(d) Volvo.

9. Where did Ken and Hsu often study together?
(a) The car.
(b) Ken's house.
(c) Cafes and the library.
(d) Hsu's house.

10. What did Ken and Hsu often do together when they talked privately?
(a) Smoked.
(b) Sang.
(c) Ate.
(d) Danced.

11. Who did Hsu think Ken resembled?
(a) Henry Cho.
(b) Brandon Lee.
(c) Richard Wingly.
(d) Michael Stipe.

12. Why did Hsu think some Californians grew up with a sense of entitlement?
(a) because they are farmers.
(b) Simply because they get to live in California.
(c) Because they are wealthy, usually.
(d) Because they are friendly.

13. What did pictures become evidence of when photography became ubiquitous, according to Hsu?
(a) That you were sorry.
(b) That you existed at all.
(c) That you were wrong.
(d) That you had friends.

14. What did Ken often call Hsu as a nickname?
(a) Blank Space.
(b) Huascene.
(c) Dude.
(d) Mini-me.

15. How did Hsu begin sorting his classmates in his own mind?
(a) By their food preferences.
(b) By their musical sensibilities.
(c) By athletic ability.
(d) By their furniture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Hsu never touched before college?

2. What did Hsu think of Ken when he first met Ken?

3. Who were Hsu's roommates early in college?

4. In what dyamic are immigrants often discussed?

5. What campus in California did Hsu think of as being in a bubble?

(see the answer keys)

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