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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. Where did Hsu spent a lot of time as a teenager?

2. What campus in California did Hsu think of as being in a bubble?

3. What industry boomed in Taiwan in the early 1990s?

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

5. What did Ken often call Hsu as a nickname?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the first and second generations of immigrants think about, according to Hsu?

3. What art form does Hsu often connect to people through?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Ken as the "Real World" producer?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Hsu volunteer to teach some of the inmates at San Quentin Prison, and what does he learn from this experience? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Hsu's father's move to Taiwan when Hsu is still in adolescence affect their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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