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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. How did Ken die?
(a) He was hit by a car.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He was robbed and shot in the head.
(d) He was stabbed.

2. Who was Hsu interested in romantically in Part III?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Joie.
(c) Helen.
(d) Mira.

3. Who was the lead singer of the Beach Boys?
(a) Brian Wilson.
(b) Bert Bilson.
(c) Michael Tilson.
(d) Carl Hilson.

4. Where did Hsu go after Ken's party?
(a) To a record shop.
(b) Home.
(c) A big rave-like event.
(d) To the East Coast.

5. Who recorded a news segment about Ken's death?
(a) Derrick.
(b) Gwen.
(c) Hsu.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hsu mostly want to get out of mentoring the kids in Richmond?

2. How did Hsu change his own appearance after Ken's death?

3. Which of his mentees did Hsu tell about Ken eventually?

4. What did Lefty ask Hsu about when they first met?

5. What did Hsu think of the movie Ken picked for them to watch at Ken's family home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hsu's thesis advisor in graduate school eventually tell Hsu?

2. Where does Hsu work as a mentor in a tutoring program?

3. How does Hsu's father often communicate big ideas to him?

4. Why does Hsu's father tell him in Part III that he and Hsu's mother came to America?

5. What is the occasion for Ken's party on the night he dies?

6. What would Ken have found hilarious about his own funeral program?

7. What do Ken's parents give to Ken's friends?

8. What is the overriding feeling Hsu experiences after Ken's death?

9. Who is Hsu interested in romantically in Part III?

10. What does friendship rest on the presumption of, according to Hsu?

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