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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. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," where does the speaker play the piano?

2. In "The Last Dinosaurs," what does the dinosaur say when "they" ask him what it is like?

3. In "Dear T," what does the speaker say the birds are?

4. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara look out at at the end of the poem?

5. In "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker cook for his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Vuong explore the topic of fear in different situations and contexts throughout this conclusions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does the speaker address different stages of his relationship with Peter, his partner, throughout the collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Vuong experiment with different forms and structures of his poems throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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