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

2. In "Dear Sara," what is the shade of Sara's shoes?
(a) Night.
(b) Bruise.
(c) Sand.
(d) Dirty paper.

3. In "Beautiful Short Loser," where does the speaker leave some blood?
(a) On the bone-colored fence.
(b) On his jeans.
(c) On the grass.
(d) On his scarf.

4. In "American Legend," what is the dog's name?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Henry.
(c) Susan.
(d) James.

5. In "American Legend," what do the speaker and his father do for the first time?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Shout.
(c) Cry.
(d) Hug.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker in "Skinny Dipping" wear as he falls?

2. In "The Last Dinosaurs," why is the dinosaur mad at the human?

3. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the boy do after his sifts at McDonald's?

4. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker think he is on?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Waterline," what does the speaker imagine?

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

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

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

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

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

7. In "You Guys," what has happened to the rabbits?

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

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

10. In "Dear Peter," who is Peter to the speaker?

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