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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ken's parents want to make sure of?
(a) That everyone was well-fed.
(b) That Ken's apartment would be available for someone else to live in.
(c) That Ken's sister would still be able to go to college.
(d) That Ken's ashes were scattered in the ocean.

2. What did Ben, Ken, and Sean often do in Hsu's car?
(a) Make phone calls.
(b) Eat.
(c) Fall asleep.
(d) Sing.

3. How did Hsu change his own appearance after Ken's death?
(a) He gained quite a bit of weight.
(b) He got a tattoo.
(c) He shaved his head.
(d) He lost quite a bit of weight.

4. What was the era of martial law called in Taiwan?
(a) The Fardringham.
(b) The Lindy Years.
(c) The White Terror.
(d) The Purge.

5. What did Hsu begin to think he could have done that would have changed the outcome the night of Ken's murder?
(a) Called his mother.
(b) Gone back to Ken's party.
(c) Gone to the church.
(d) Gone to the taco restaurant.

6. What Pearl Jam single was Ken looking for in Part III?
(a) Under Pressure.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Rose.
(d) Fingal.

7. Which of Hsu's frat brothers had called the police?
(a) Michael.
(b) Derrick.
(c) Richard.
(d) Henry.

8. What did Hsu feel right after giving Ken's eulogy?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Peace.

9. What did Ken get Hsu for a housewarming gift?
(a) A modernist clock with no numbers.
(b) A fan.
(c) A farming manual.
(d) A record player.

10. Who did Hsu and Ken cast in Part III in their project?
(a) The drama class.
(b) Their teachers.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Their friends.

11. Which of his mentees did Hsu tell about Ken eventually?
(a) Henry.
(b) Michael.
(c) Jay.
(d) Robert.

12. What song was particularly hard for Hsu to listen to following Ken's death?
(a) With or Without You.
(b) Heaven Can Tell.
(c) God Only Knows.
(d) Love Hurts.

13. What sports team did Ken love?
(a) The San Diego Chargers.
(b) The Boston Red Sox.
(c) The Farmington Bears.
(d) The Oakland A's.

14. Who was the Berkeley student who witnessed his friend assaulting a child, who was later murdered by that friend?
(a) Michael Lively.
(b) Henry Liptor.
(c) David Cash, Jr.
(d) Sean Henry.

15. What dinner at a diner did Hsu and his love interest sometimes eat?
(a) French fries and ice cream.
(b) Burgers.
(c) Salad.
(d) Turkey club sandwiches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the owner of the unit where Ken's killers lived say about the man involved?

2. Who worked with Ken at the same place?

3. What did Hsu write that friendship rests on in Part III?

4. What Beach Boys album did Hsu buy and love?

5. What did Ken ask Hsu to do the following day with him and a co-worker as Hsu left his party?

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