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

2. In "Reasons for Staying," what does a blade of brown rye multiplied by thousands create?

3. In "Reasons for Staying," what is the speaker's "last address"?

4. In "No One Knows the Way to Heaven," where did Evan shoot himself?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Scavengers," who is the speaker with and in what context?

2. What items point to the suffering of the speaker's mother in "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker"?

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

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

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

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

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

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 do with the movie in "Künstlerroman"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which individual poems do you think Vuong demonstrates the most skill and effectiveness through 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 explore the topic of grief 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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