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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 was Ken's job in college?

3. Where did Hsu go after Ken's party?

4. Who did Hsu and Ken cast in Part III in their project?

5. Who taught Hsu's political theory class?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ken die?

2. What does Hsu's thesis advisor in graduate school eventually tell Hsu?

3. Who is Hsu interested in romantically in Part III?

4. What does friendship rest on the presumption of, according to Hsu?

5. What do Ken and Hsu do when Hsu visits Ken at his family home?

6. What does Hsu say all his college classes essentially taught?

7. What is the overriding feeling Hsu experiences after Ken's death?

8. What is the occasion for Ken's party on the night he dies?

9. What is one of Hsu's favorite songs early in college?

10. What does Hsu stop doing right after Ken dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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