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

2. What script did Ken and Hsu work on during junior year?

3. What did Hsu see a lot of in the week following Ken's death?

4. What did Hsu think of the movie Ken picked for them to watch at Ken's family home?

5. Who was Hsu interested in romantically in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the occasion for Ken's party on the night he dies?

2. What does Hsu think of his mentee students?

3. What does Hsu stop doing right after Ken dies?

4. What is one of Hsu's favorite songs early in college?

5. What is the overriding feeling Hsu experiences after Ken's death?

6. What do Ken and Hsu do when Hsu visits Ken at his family home?

7. What do Hsu and his friends do after leaving Ken's party?

8. Who replaces Anthony as Hsu's roommate in junior year?

9. Why does Hsu thinks he ends up giving Ken's eulogy?

10. How does Ken die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Hsu make of the protest movements on campus at Berkeley, including and particularly those that deal with racial inequality? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hsu describe his early romantic relationships with women throughout the memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do Hsu's parents spend more and more time in Taiwan as they age, and what does Hsu learn about his parents' relationship to their home? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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