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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Snow Theory," what does the speaker say we will always have?
(a) Hope.
(b) Something we found.
(c) Something we lost.
(d) Dreams.

2. Which of the following phrases does Vuong identify as toxic in "Old Glory"?
(a) Love hurts.
(b) Stay the course.
(c) Bombshell blonde.
(d) Trim your sails.

3. In "Beautiful Short Loser," who does the speaker imagine sometimes when he cannot sleep?
(a) Barishnikov.
(b) Van Gogh.
(c) Jane Austen.
(d) Michael Hynes.

4. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what is nobody free without first doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Breaking open.
(c) Hearing someone else for the first time.
(d) Winning.

5. In "American Legend," who is the passenger in the car?
(a) The speaker.
(b) The friend.
(c) The father.
(d) The mother.

6. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker say the past tense always is?
(a) Angrier.
(b) More vague.
(c) Shorter.
(d) Longer.

7. In "The Bull," what does the speaker not want the bull to be?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Hungry.
(c) White.
(d) Angry.

8. In "Rise and Shine," what do the crickets do in first light?
(a) Dream.
(b) Eat.
(c) Unhinge their jaws.
(d) Sleep.

9. In "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker compare his mother's face to?
(a) A thumbprint left over from whose god?
(b) A flame.
(c) A gem.
(d) A star.

10. What does winning look like to the speaker at the end of "Dear Peter"?
(a) His fingers shaking.
(b) His being able to cook.
(c) His being able to clean.
(d) His getting a new job.

11. In "Beautiful Short Loser," why does the speaker say magic is real?
(a) We all fight.
(b) We all eat.
(c) We all disappear.
(d) We all play cards.

12. In "American Legend," what kind of car is the driver driving?
(a) Ford.
(b) Chevrolet.
(c) Honda.
(d) Hyundai.

13. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what is everywhere inside the speaker's head?
(a) Love.
(b) War.
(c) Hate.
(d) Peace.

14. In "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker draw in purple marker?
(a) A rib.
(b) A gem.
(c) A lunch box.
(d) A smiley face.

15. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker do in the streets?
(a) Shoots someone.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Play air guitar.
(d) Eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dear Peter," what does the man in the back of Walgreens once say to the speaker?

2. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what is the speaker ready for?

3. In "The Bull," where does the bull appear?

4. In "The Bull," who is the speaker?

5. In "The Bull," how does the night appear around the bull?

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