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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hsu think of Ken when he first met Ken?
(a) He barely noticed Ken.
(b) He hated Ken.
(c) He thought Ken was intriguing.
(d) He loved Ken.

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

3. What was a drag to Hsu and his friends in college?
(a) The future.
(b) The present.
(c) Protesting.
(d) The past.

4. Where did Hsu grow up?
(a) Illinois.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Alabama.

5. Where was Ken's hometown?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Richardstown.
(c) Farington.
(d) El Cajon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ken understand on an instinctive level?

2. What did Ken's father do?

3. What did Hsu think his parents craved?

4. What city did Hsu think was "lame"?

5. What did Hus's mom often make for potlucks with friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Hsu live with during his sophomore year of college?

2. How does Hsu describe the content of his zine?

3. What does Hsu realize he and his parents are doing at the same time?

4. Which "alternative" rock band does Hsu fall in love with in high school?

5. How does Hsu describe Ken's personality?

6. What does Hsu think there is an intimacy in doing with someone else in Part II?

7. What does Hsu later realize Ken is doing when they talk about pop culture and Asian American characters on television and in movies?

8. What do the first and second generations of immigrants think about, according to Hsu?

9. What philosopher influences Hsu's thinking on friendship in Part II?

10. What is Ken really disappointed a former girlfriend of his says to him, as he relates it to Hsu?

(see the answer keys)

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