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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. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker wear?

2. What does the speaker wear that belongs to Peter in "Dear Peter"?

3. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the boy do after his sifts at McDonald's?

4. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker say he is?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "You Guys," what has happened to the rabbits?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What do you think Vuong means in "The Bull" when he says that as a boy, he is the "murderer of his own childhood"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Vuong treat the topic of the lingering effects of the Vietnam War on Vietnamese citizens throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What comments and observations is Vuong making about American culture in the poem "Old Glory"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Vuong experiment with different forms and structures of his poems throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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