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

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

3. What did Hsu feel as the summer before his senior year ended?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Relief.
(c) Fear.
(d) Suspicion.

4. What did Hsu think of the movie Ken picked for them to watch at Ken's family home?
(a) He did not know what to think.
(b) He loved it.
(c) He did not like it.
(d) He did not see all of it because he fell asleep.

5. What Beach Boys album did Hsu buy and love?
(a) Pet Sounds.
(b) Beach Sounds.
(c) Little Sounds.
(d) Big Sounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the college student killed in Laramie, Wyoming in a hate crime?

2. What did Hsu often write to Ken about?

3. What movie did Ken and Hsu watch together when Hsu visited Ken at home?

4. Who was Hsu's roommate during junior year?

5. What was the era of martial law called in Taiwan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ken get Hsu as a housewarming gift?

5. What do Ken and Hsu do when Hsu visits Ken at his family home?

6. Who does Hsu confide in about his feelings about Ken's death during that summer?

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

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

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

10. What does Eddy give Hsu as a parting gift?

(see the answer keys)

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