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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "American Legend," why does the speaker say he crashed the car?
(a) He did not do it on purpose.
(b) He wanted to get attention.
(c) To hold his father and free his dog.
(d) He wanted to feel pain.

2. In "Dear Sara," what does the speaker compare his own hands to?
(a) Eyelashes.
(b) Friends.
(c) Monsters.
(d) Bones.

3. What does the speaker compare his name to in "Skinny Dipping"?
(a) The future.
(b) A piece of meat.
(c) The past tense.
(d) A vegetable.

4. In "The Bull," how does Vuong describe the bull's eyes?
(a) Purple.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Kerosene-blue.

5. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," where does the speaker play the piano?
(a) His teacher's house.
(b) The hotel.
(c) A room with no roof.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Waterline," what does the speaker ask for?

2. In "American Legend," what is the dog's name?

3. In "Beautiful Short Loser," who does the speaker imagine sometimes when he cannot sleep?

4. In "Dear Sara," how old is Sara?

5. In "Rise and Shine," where does the speaker's mother work?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "You Guys," how does the speaker feel about his friends?

2. What do you think Vuong means in "The Bull" when he says that as a boy, he is the "murderer of his own childhood"?

3. In "Dear T," what does the speaker hope that writing can do, even though he knows this is impossible?

4. In "American Legend," what is the purpose of the car ride of the speaker with his father?

5. In "Old Glory," what are some concepts the speaker is criticizing?

6. In "Skinny Dipping," what happens when the speaker jumps from the bridge?

7. In "Dear Sara," what does Vuong use as a metaphor for words?

8. In "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker do to try to atone for treating his mother badly?

9. In "The Last Dinosaur," what does the speaker examine?

10. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker think he learns from the crying boy?

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