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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 parents do for their honeymoon?

2. What did Hsu's mother once place an ad in the paper for?

3. What did Hsu find himself doing at the same time as his parents?

4. When did Kurt Cobain die?

5. Who were Hsu's roommates early in college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hsu's mother once advertise as a service when he is a child?

3. How does Hsu describe Ken's personality?

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

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

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

7. Where does the title of this memoir come from?

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 does Ken ask Hsu to help him with early in their relationship?

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

Why do Hsu's parents spend more and more time in Taiwan as they age, and what does Hsu learn about his parents' relationship to their home? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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