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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 "Snow Theory," when was the last time the speaker has killed anything?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2017.

2. What do the houses do one by one in "Snow Theory"?
(a) Light their trees.
(b) Burn.
(c) Turn off their lights.
(d) Lose their heating.

3. In "Dear Peter," what does the man in the back of Walgreens once say to the speaker?
(a) Find me that money.
(b) Come with me.
(c) Love is a shell game.
(d) I can make you look like something true.

4. What does the speaker remember doing with his mother in the snow in "Snow Theory"?
(a) Crying.
(b) Making an angel.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Drinking hot chocolate.

5. In "American Legend," where does the speaker go after the crash?
(a) To the airport.
(b) To his friend's house.
(c) To the city.
(d) To the countryside.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "American Legend," what does the speaker say he might have wanted to do on purpose?

2. In "Dear Peter," where does the speaker think it is safe?

3. In "Dear Sara," what is the shade of Sara's shoes?

4. In "Beautiful Short Loser, what does the speaker tell the police officer who pulls him over he does not believe in?

5. In "Skinny Dipping," what does the speaker want to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker think he learns from the crying boy?

3. In "American Legend," what does the speaker suspect about himself and his motivations during the car crash?

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

5. In "Waterline," what does the speaker imagine?

6. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara ask the speaker about?

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

8. In "Dear Sara," what does Vuong use as a metaphor for words?

9. In "Dear Peter," who is Peter to the speaker?

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

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