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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's mother once place an ad in the paper for?

2. How did Hsu begin sorting his classmates in his own mind?

3. In what dyamic are immigrants often discussed?

4. What law's passage did Hsu and others protest against in 1996?

5. What did Hsu's father ask him what he thought the meaning of was late in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hsu's family buy when his father moves to Taiwan and why?

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

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

5. What does Hsu's father help him with from Taiwan?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Hsu's first impressions of Ken when they meet in college, and why is Hsu wary of Ken initially? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Hsu feel such prolonged and deep guilt following Ken's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Hsu describe his early romantic relationships with women throughout the memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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