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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 "Nothing," what do the speaker and his partner do together?

2. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what is the first indication that the worker is undergoing cancer treatment?

3. In "Künstlerroman," who does the man in the movie end up being?

4. In "Künstlerroman," what is the street the speaker's car crashed on?

5. In "Not Even," what does the woman on the train bring to the speaker?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Not Even," what does a young woman tell the speaker that the speaker finds offensive?

2. What is the poem "Toy Boat" about?

3. What does the speaker do with Peter in "Nothing"?

4. In "Scavengers," what kind of imagery does the speaker use?

5. Where does the speaker in "The Punctum" visit?

6. In "Nothing," what story about Peter's grandmother does the speaker recount?

7. Where does the speaker see himself in "Tell Me Something Good"?

8. Who were the main victims of many lynchings in "The Punctum"?

9. Where does the main in the movie keep returning to in "Künstlerroman"?

10. What does the speaker in "The Punctum" learn about?

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 Vuong's personal background as the child of an immigrant and a single mother inform some of the topics in this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

In "Rise and Shine," why does the speaker make eggs for his mother, and what do the eggs symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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