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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 Ben, Ken, and Sean often do in Hsu's car?
2. What did Hsu think all his classes in college taught?
3. What did Hsu mostly want to get out of mentoring the kids in Richmond?
4. Who was Hsu interested in romantically in Part III?
5. Who went with the police to talk about Ken?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Hsu's father tell him in Part III that he and Hsu's mother came to America?
2. Who is Hsu interested in romantically in Part III?
3. What does Hsu write to Ken about after Ken's death?
4. What does Eddy give Hsu as a parting gift?
5. What does friendship rest on the presumption of, according to Hsu?
6. What is the occasion for Ken's party on the night he dies?
7. What do Ken's parents give to Ken's friends?
8. Who does Hsu confide in about his feelings about Ken's death during that summer?
9. What is the overriding feeling Hsu experiences after Ken's death?
10. What does Hsu say all his college classes essentially taught?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Why does Gwen's question to Hsu about the nature of his relationship with Ken shock and unsettle Hsu so much? What does the question make him reflect on? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What does Hsu make of the protest movements on campus at Berkeley, including and particularly those that deal with racial inequality? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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