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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "grease-soaked foot-long hoagie" called that Val buys for Victor Jr.?
(a) The Fatty Flo.
(b) The Reuben.
(c) The Italian.
(d) The Widowmaker.

2. How does Tiller describe his ethnicity in Chapter 3?
(a) He is 12.5% Asian.
(b) He is 50% Asian.
(c) He is 25% Asian.
(d) He is 44.5% Asian.

3. What kind of liquor did Pong provide shots of when Tiller first met him and went out with him and his friends?
(a) Gin.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Vodka.

4. Who is described in Chapter 2 as "a stout, filthy-mouthed teen who wanted to write and direct sci-fi pornos" (26)?
(a) Clay Weinberg.
(b) Todd Wilson.
(c) Drum Kappagoda.
(d) Isaiah Pan.

5. What business did Bags report on at the meeting of investors in Chapter 8?
(a) Sweeny's Electric.
(b) Chutney Manor.
(c) Wash N' Glo.
(d) Roger's Tacos.

6. To what province was Pong sent with a foster family after his parents were taken into custody?
(a) Gansu province.
(b) Henan province.
(c) Hainan province.
(d) Guangdong province.

7. Where did Pong's father go shopping every morning, which irked Pong?
(a) Surplus Cutter's.
(b) Dollar General.
(c) Trixie's Groceries.
(d) Food For Less.

8. Where was Tiller's cleaning lady from when he was growing up?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Poland.

9. In the picture that the man from the dark SUV showed Tiller, Val was standing with Victor Sr. in front of what landmark?
(a) The Eiffel Tower.
(b) Mount Rushmore.
(c) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) The Empire State Building.

10. What purpose does the city where Tiller lives serve for him, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) It is highly educated.
(b) It is by the ocean.
(c) It is sparsely populated.
(d) It is ordinary.

11. Where did jamu originate?
(a) Japan.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Indonesia.
(d) China.

12. Who did Pong describe as his part-Sri Lankan, part-Chinese business partner in his business venture in producing jamu?
(a) Isaiah Pan.
(b) Todd Wilson.
(c) Drum Kappagoda.
(d) Clay Weinberg.

13. In Pong's story from Chapter 9, Meng Pei destroyed a replica of what statue?
(a) Christ the Redeemer.
(b) David.
(c) Venus de Milo.
(d) Tian Tan Buddha.

14. Where did the man in the dark SUV say he worked when he met Tiller in Chapter 1?
(a) The Postal Service.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The VA.
(d) The FBI.

15. Where did Pong live in 1966?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Shenzhen.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Tiller's aunt who lives in a group home for autistic adults?

2. What is the name of Pong's father?

3. What image appeared on Pong's card, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

4. Who coined the Four Olds, according to Pong's story in Chapter 9?

5. How is Pong's profession described in Chapter 2?

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