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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 casino did Ken often mention?
(a) Barona.
(b) Farmingo.
(c) Rilleto.
(d) Mohegan Sun.

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

3. Who did Hsu meet at the new vegetarian restaurant in Berkeley shortly after Ken's death?
(a) Alec and Gwen.
(b) Marshall and Hattie.
(c) Ben and Marshall.
(d) Mira and Ben.

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

5. What did it get harder for Hsu to do with his friends as time went on after Ken's death?
(a) Eat together.
(b) Mourn together.
(c) Study together.
(d) Dance together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Hsu's frat brothers had called the police?

2. What music did Hsu's father give him as he went into his senior year?

3. What did Hsu think Ken would have though was funny from Ken's own funeral program?

4. What did Hsu write in his journal that it was weird to do without Ken?

5. Who recorded a news segment about Ken's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who replaces Anthony as Hsu's roommate in junior year?

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

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

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

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

9. What does "The Last Dragon" inspire Ken and Hsu to work on together?

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

(see the answer keys)

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