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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 is each wave in "Toy Boat" like?

2. In "Reasons for Staying," how does the speaker describe the suicide of his uncle?

3. In "Not Even," what does the speaker say being real does?

4. In "Not Even," what does the speaker suggest "made" his people instead of "the crash"?

5. In "Scavengers," who does the fisherman become at the end of the poem?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the speaker make a list of in "Reasons for Staying"?

4. What does the speaker do with the movie in "Künstlerroman"?

5. In "Nothing," what does the speaker wonder about himself and Peter?

6. What does the speaker imply but not directly state in "Tell Me Something Good"?

7. Who does the speaker wish to communicate with in "No One Knows the Way to Heaven"?

8. In "Tell Me Something Good," what does the speaker want to tell his younger self?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What comments and observations is Vuong making about American culture in the poem "Old Glory"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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