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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. Which show's producer came to campus one semester?

2. What felt intrusive to everyday life when Hsu was in college?

3. What city did Hsu think was "lame"?

4. What did Hsu's father help him with after he moved away?

5. What film did Chris Marker make that Hsu loved?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hsu's first impression of Ken?

2. What does Ken as the "Real World" producer?

3. What habit do Ken and Hsu take up together?

4. Who does Hsu live with during his sophomore year of college?

5. What does Hsu's mother once advertise as a service when he is a child?

6. How does Hsu describe the content of his zine?

7. What do the first and second generations of immigrants think about, according to Hsu?

8. What telos is baked into the immigrant experience, according to Hsu?

9. What does Hsu think there is an intimacy in doing with someone else in Part II?

10. Why does Hsu's father move back to Taiwan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Hsu first starts college, what does it mean to him to "fit in," and what are some of the actions he takes around this goal? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What music does Hsu stop listening to almost immediately following Ken's death, and why does he do this? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Hsu volunteer to teach some of the inmates at San Quentin Prison, and what does he learn from this experience? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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