Time Is a Mother Test | Final Test - Hard

Ocean Vuong
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Time Is a Mother Test | Final Test - Hard

Ocean Vuong
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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 "Künstlerroman," what does the speaker compare cigarettes in the dark to?

2. Why does the speaker say he kept dancing even though the song had finished in "Not Even"?

3. In "Künstlerroman," what is one tragic scene the speaker revisits?

4. In "Künstlerroman," what does the speaker do with the movie once it ends?

5. In "Not Even," what does the speaker decide he wants from now on at the end of the poem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some reasons the speaker wants to stay in his hometown in "Reasons for Staying"?

2. What items point to the suffering of the speaker's mother in "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker"?

3. Where does the main in the movie keep returning to in "Künstlerroman"?

4. In "Not Even," what does a young woman tell the speaker that the speaker finds offensive?

5. What does the speaker do with the movie in "Künstlerroman"?

6. Who were the main victims of many lynchings in "The Punctum"?

7. In "Nothing," what does the speaker wonder about himself and Peter?

8. What does the speaker do with Peter in "Nothing"?

9. What does the speaker make a list of in "Reasons for Staying"?

10. What is the poem "Toy Boat" about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How, and through which specific poems, does Vuong address the topic of violence throughout this collection - both accidental and intentional? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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