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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 one of Hsu's students bring in his car that made Hsu angry?

2. What happened when Hsu got jumped for his wallet?

3. What sports team did Ken love?

4. What song was particularly hard for Hsu to listen to following Ken's death?

5. Who did Hsu meet at the new vegetarian restaurant in Berkeley shortly after Ken's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Hsu confide in about his feelings about Ken's death during that summer?

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

3. How does Hsu's father often communicate big ideas to him?

4. Who replaces Anthony as Hsu's roommate in junior year?

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

6. What does Eddy give Hsu as a parting gift?

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

8. What does "The Last Dragon" inspire Ken and Hsu to work on together?

9. Why does Hsu's father tell him in Part III that he and Hsu's mother came to America?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is The Last Dragon such an influential part of Ken's and Hsu's friendship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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