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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker think he is on?
(a) A fence.
(b) A losing streak.
(c) A winning streak.
(d) Social assistance.

2. In "Beautiful Short Loser," where does the speaker leave some blood?
(a) On his jeans.
(b) On the grass.
(c) On his scarf.
(d) On the bone-colored fence.

3. In "American Legend," what does the speaker compare his father's aftershave to?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

4. What is Old Glory a nickname for in the poem by the same title?
(a) The American flag.
(b) A hitman.
(c) A car.
(d) The cumberbund.

5. Which of the following phrases does Vuong identify as toxic in "Old Glory"?
(a) Love hurts.
(b) Bombshell blonde.
(c) Trim your sails.
(d) Stay the course.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker say he will do when the flood comes?

2. In "The Bull," how does the night appear around the bull?

3. In "The Last Dinosaurs," what was the dinosaur made to do?

4. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what is everywhere inside the speaker's head?

5. In "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker steal money to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Bull," how does the boy feel about the bull?

2. In "The Last Dinosaur," what does the speaker examine?

3. In "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker do to try to atone for treating his mother badly?

4. In "Rise and Shine," how does the speaker betray his own mother?

5. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker's friend Jaxson cry after?

6. In "Old Glory," what are some concepts the speaker is criticizing?

7. In "American Legend," what is the purpose of the car ride of the speaker with his father?

8. In "Dear Peter," where is the speaker?

9. In "You Guys," how does the speaker feel about his friends?

10. In "Snow Theory," what does the snow symbolize?

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