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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 the owner of the unit where Ken's killers lived say about the man involved?

2. What did Hsu think Ken would have though was funny from Ken's own funeral program?

3. What did Hsu write that friendship rests on in Part III?

4. What was the era of martial law called in Taiwan?

5. What was Ken's job in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ken get Hsu as a housewarming gift?

2. What does Hsu think the more he hears about the circumstances of Ken's death?

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

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

5. What does Hsu say all his college classes essentially taught?

6. Who is David Cash Jr.?

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

8. What does friendship rest on the presumption of, according to Hsu?

9. What does Hsu's thesis advisor in graduate school eventually tell Hsu?

10. How does Hsu's father often communicate big ideas to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Hsu feel such prolonged and deep guilt following Ken's death? 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 is The Last Dragon such an influential part of Ken's and Hsu's friendship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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