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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 Berkeley offer Ken's friends?

2. What was Ken's fraternity?

3. Why did Hsu give Ken's eulogy?

4. What was Ken's job in college?

5. What did Hsu think all his classes in college taught?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Hsu think of his mentee students?

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

5. How does Ken die?

6. Why does Hsu thinks he ends up giving Ken's eulogy?

7. What does Ken get Hsu as a housewarming gift?

8. What does Hsu think the more he hears about the circumstances of Ken's death?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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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