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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Empire State Building.
(b) Mount Rushmore.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) The Golden Gate Bridge.

2. What did Pikette want to open a chain of, according to Tiller in Chapter 2?
(a) Laundromats.
(b) Concert venues.
(c) Mani-pedi studios.
(d) Massage studios.

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

4. Who is the neighborhood kid whose bike Tiller took when he followed the SUV in Chapter 1?
(a) Lucky.
(b) Getty.
(c) Rafe.
(d) Clark.

5. Who helped Tiller clean up the mess in Chapter 7?
(a) VeeJ.
(b) Leon.
(c) Val.
(d) Keefer.

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

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

8. What are the Four Olds, according to Pong's story in Chapter 9?
(a) Old money, atmosphere, clothing, and feelings.
(b) Old relationships, currency, dreams, and ideals.
(c) Old memories, beliefs, worries, and hopes.
(d) Old ideas, culture, customs, and habits.

9. What is the name of Pong's father?
(a) Ye Ye.
(b) Pikette.
(c) Isaiah.
(d) Drum.

10. 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) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Lao Tzu.
(d) Sartre.

11. What profession did Pong's parents hold?
(a) They were professors.
(b) They were farmers.
(c) They were doctors.
(d) They were international traders.

12. What did Pong call his babysitter growing up?
(a) Auntie Jun.
(b) Auntie Sun.
(c) Auntie Bai.
(d) Auntie Red.

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

14. Where did Tiller meet Val?
(a) The LaGuardia International Airport.
(b) The O'Hare International Airport.
(c) The John F. Kennedy International Airport.
(d) The Hong Kong International Airport.

15. How does Tiller describe his age in Chapter 1?
(a) Thirty-something.
(b) Forty-something.
(c) Middle-aged.
(d) College-aged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lucky's last name?

2. What does Tiller say Patel's given name is in Chapter 2?

3. The Red Guard that shouted at the college dean in Pong's story from Chapter 9 said that Chairman Mao deployed them as what throughout the land?

4. Who in Chapter 8 said, "I vote for my wallet, doll face, which is the source of all power in this solar system" (110)?

5. What is Pong's wife's name?

(see the answer keys)

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