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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 "Reasons for Staying," what does the speaker's mother apply before heading to chemo?
2. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what purchase does the worker make that seems to be in anticipation of her death?
3. Where does the speaker say he will not dance alone in "Not Even"?
4. In "Tell Me Something Good," what does the speaker want his younger self to know?
5. In "Künstlerroman," what is the name of the dog the speaker lost?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "The Punctum," what does the tour guide say that historians have done?
2. What does the speaker do with the movie in "Künstlerroman"?
3. What does the speaker imply but not directly state in "Tell Me Something Good"?
4. What particular item in "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker" is ominous and morbid?
5. What is the poem "Toy Boat" about?
6. Where does the main in the movie keep returning to in "Künstlerroman"?
7. What does the speaker do with Peter in "Nothing"?
8. Who does the speaker wish to communicate with in "No One Knows the Way to Heaven"?
9. What does the speaker eventually realize about himself and the man in the movie in "Künstlerroman"?
10. In "Scavengers," who is the speaker with and in what context?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What personal struggles does the speaker in some of these poems convey to the reader, and through which poems does the speaker reveal his struggles? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What relationship does Vuong draw between intimacy and distance 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 create a sense of continuity for the reader throughout this entire collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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