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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 does the speaker do at 2 a.m. in "You Guys"?

2. In "The Last Dinosaurs," what does the dinosaur say when "they" ask him what it is like?

3. In "American Legend," who is the passenger in the car?

4. In "You Guys," what friend does the speaker watch television with?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Skinny Dipping," what does the speaker yearn for?

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

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

7. In "Snow Theory," what does the speaker not do since seeing the snow?

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

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

10. In "Dear T," what does the speaker hope that writing can do, even though he knows this is impossible?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the speaker address different stages of his relationship with Peter, his partner, throughout the collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In which poems does Vuong address the themes of coming-of-age and changing throughout childhood and adolescence, and in what ways does he treat these themes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Vuong explore the topic of grief throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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