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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. What does the speaker in "Skinny Dipping" think the fall will do to him?
2. What does the speaker do at 2 a.m. in "You Guys"?
3. Which of the following phrases does Vuong identify as toxic in "Old Glory"?
4. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker think he is on?
5. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker "cut his teeth on"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "American Legend," what is the purpose of the car ride of the speaker with his father?
2. In "Snow Theory," what does the snow symbolize?
3. In "Snow Theory," what does the speaker not do since seeing the snow?
4. In "Dear Peter," who is Peter to the speaker?
5. In "Old Glory," what are some concepts the speaker is criticizing?
6. In "American Legend," what does the speaker suspect about himself and his motivations during the car crash?
7. In "Waterline," what does the speaker imagine?
8. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker's friend Jaxson cry after?
9. In "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker do to try to atone for treating his mother badly?
10. In "Dear T," what does the speaker hope that writing can do, even though he knows this is impossible?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Which specific aspects of childhood and adolescence does Vuong treat throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does the speaker describe his personal problems with drug addiction? 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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