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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what kind of family and background did Pong say Drum came from in Chapter 18?
(a) International trading billionaires.
(b) Poor inland farming people.
(c) Wealthy intellectuals.
(d) Subsistence-level boat people.

2. To whom is the following epigraph in the opening of the book attributed? "Music in the soul can be heard by the universe" (9)?
(a) Lao Tzu.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Sartre.

3. What did Tiller do when he was put on the spot to speak before the yoga instructors at brunch in Chapter 19?
(a) He sang the names of ingredients.
(b) He performed an excellent speech.
(c) He quietly departed from the room.
(d) He screamed and cried.

4. What feeling did Lucky say he got when he played roulette in Chapter 15?
(a) Ergoti.
(b) Ondol.
(c) Entoi.
(d) Manuti.

5. Who in Chapter 8 said, "I vote for my wallet, doll face, which is the source of all power in this solar system" (110)?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Roger.
(c) Jack.
(d) Bai.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near what city did Prada live briefly in the United States?

2. Who was Pong's foreman for his basement renovation?

3. Who was the stall owner that was accosted by the Red Guards in Pong's story from Chapter 9?

4. Tiller thinks in Chapter 17 that if Chilies ever marketed his laced candies, they should be called what?

5. What was Pong's mother's given name?

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