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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Hsu go after Ken's party?
(a) To the East Coast.
(b) Home.
(c) To a record shop.
(d) A big rave-like event.

2. What was Hsu trying to do with his writing after Ken's death?
(a) Write himself back to the past.
(b) Write a memoir about grief.
(c) Try to get closer to his father.
(d) Help comfort Ken's family.

3. Which artist seemed to be on the radio all the time?
(a) Biggy Smalls.
(b) Britney Spears.
(c) Better L.
(d) Master P.

4. Where did Hsu and Mira begin to tutor adults?
(a) Richards Highlands.
(b) Kendrick Barston.
(c) Marshall Community Center.
(d) San Quentin State Prison.

5. Which of Hsu's frat brothers had called the police?
(a) Derrick.
(b) Michael.
(c) Henry.
(d) Richard.

6. What did it get harder for Hsu to do with his friends as time went on after Ken's death?
(a) Eat together.
(b) Study together.
(c) Mourn together.
(d) Dance together.

7. Who did Hsu meet at the new vegetarian restaurant in Berkeley shortly after Ken's death?
(a) Ben and Marshall.
(b) Mira and Ben.
(c) Alec and Gwen.
(d) Marshall and Hattie.

8. When was Hsu's twenty-first birthday?
(a) Late July.
(b) Early August.
(c) Late June.
(d) Mid-September.

9. What dinner at a diner did Hsu and his love interest sometimes eat?
(a) Burgers.
(b) Turkey club sandwiches.
(c) French fries and ice cream.
(d) Salad.

10. What script did Ken and Hsu work on during junior year?
(a) A play that they wanted to turn into a movie.
(b) Their own movie they called Imbroglio.
(c) A script for a political podcast.
(d) A script for a show about pets.

11. Where did Hsu and his friends go on a trip right before senior year started?
(a) Europe.
(b) Russia.
(c) Taiwan.
(d) Mexico.

12. What song was particularly hard for Hsu to listen to following Ken's death?
(a) God Only Knows.
(b) With or Without You.
(c) Love Hurts.
(d) Heaven Can Tell.

13. What did one of Hsu's students bring in his car that made Hsu angry?
(a) Soda.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Pizza.
(d) A pistol.

14. What did Hsu begin to think he could have done that would have changed the outcome the night of Ken's murder?
(a) Gone to the church.
(b) Gone back to Ken's party.
(c) Gone to the taco restaurant.
(d) Called his mother.

15. What did writing offer to Hsu in the months after Ken's death?
(a) A way of rewriting history.
(b) A way of keeping the story straight.
(c) A way of focusing on a movie.
(d) A way of living outside the present.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ken's job in college?

2. Who sang "I'll Be Missing You"?

3. What kind of beer reminds Hsu of Ken?

4. What did Ken get Hsu for a housewarming gift?

5. What did Ken ask Hsu to do the following day with him and a co-worker as Hsu left his party?

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