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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," what is the speaker taking his dog for?
(a) To be groomed.
(b) To be put to sleep.
(c) To go on a road trip.
(d) To have puppies.

2. In "Dear Peter," where does the speaker think it is safe?
(a) On the bridge.
(b) In the jail.
(c) In his own head.
(d) In New York.

3. What is Old Glory a nickname for in the poem by the same title?
(a) A car.
(b) The American flag.
(c) A hitman.
(d) The cumberbund.

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

5. In "American Legend," what does the speaker say he might have wanted to do on purpose?
(a) Crash the car.
(b) Eat dinner.
(c) Complain.
(d) Find a new job.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dear Sara," what do sleeping elephants look like?

2. What does winning look like to the speaker at the end of "Dear Peter"?

3. What does the speaker wear in "Skinny Dipping"?

4. In "The Bull," who does the speaker say is his "god"?

5. What does the fall actually do to the speaker in "Skinny Dipping"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Snow Theory," what does the snow symbolize?

2. In "Dear Peter," where is the speaker?

3. In "Dear T," what does the speaker remember?

4. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker's friend Jaxson cry after?

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

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

7. In "American Legend," what does the speaker suspect about himself and his motivations during the car crash?

8. In "Snow Theory," what does the speaker not do since seeing the snow?

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

10. In "Skinny Dipping," what does the speaker yearn for?

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