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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hsu argue you make a world out of as a college student?

2. Where did Ken and Hsu often study together?

3. Who did Hsu live with in his sophomore year of college?

4. Where does Hsu's father first go to college in America?

5. Who did Hsu think Ken resembled?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What habit do Ken and Hsu take up together?

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

5. Why does Hsu's father move back to Taiwan?

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

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

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

9. How does Hsu describe Ken's personality?

10. How do Hsu's parents first meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Hsu begin writing zines, and what do they mean to him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How do Hsu and his friends learn about Ken's death, and how does the news and the aftermath of losing his friend change Hsu's life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe Hsu's own core descriptions and beliefs about the nature and character of friendship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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