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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 "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker steal money to do?

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

3. In "The Last Dinosaurs," what do the dinosaur's eyes have?

4. In "Dear T," why is T smiling as he and the speakers are boys?

5. In "You Guys," what does the speaker have in his bathtub?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In "The Bull," how does the boy feel about the bull?

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

10. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara ask the speaker about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Vuong treat the topic of the lingering effects of the Vietnam War on Vietnamese citizens 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 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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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