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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 does Brian say is the only stable investment?

2. What does Sothy do to the man who comes into Chuck's Donuts every night at the end of the story?

3. Who steps in to pay off Superking Son's debts on the store?

4. What term does Toby use for his father?

5. How does Ves think Maly looks holding the baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ves feel about Maly's mother?

2. What are some of Superking Son's biggest problems?

3. Why does Superking Son seem jealous of Justin?

4. How do Maly and Ves think their extended family feel about them in the story titled "Maly, Maly, Maly"?

5. What leads to the eventual decline of the shop's business?

6. What does Maly think of the baby who is supposed to be reincarnated with her mother's spirit?

7. What does Ves think of Rithy, Maly's boyfriend?

8. What is unusual about the man who orders the apple fritters in the story titled "Three Women of Chuck's Donuts"?

9. How does Tevy feel about being Khmer?

10. What is Toby's relationship with Paul like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does So treat the themes of fidelity and faithfulness throughout this collection in terms of romantic relationships and partnerships? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why are Tevy and Kayley so interested in the mysterious man who comes into Chuck's Donuts? How do they react when they find out what his story really is? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Bond lose all patience with his cousin Monica in the story titled "We Would've Been Princes!"? What does Bond believe his responsibilities to his family are in this story? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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