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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tiller says in Chapter 7, "Zombiehood, like anything else, is best if you have" what (101)?
(a) "No idea what you're doing."
(b) "Experience."
(c) "A purpose."
(d) "Money."

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

3. Whose public degradation and sentencing to hard labor led Pong's mother to quit her job?
(a) Marcus Fownes's.
(b) Isaiah Pan's.
(c) Old Bai's.
(d) Old Zhou's.

4. What did Tiller do when he biked away from the man in the dark SUV in Chapter 1?
(a) He slashed a tire.
(b) He threw a rock through the windshield.
(c) He rode his bike into a bus.
(d) He called the police.

5. What image appeared on Pong's card, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) A watermelon wedge.
(b) A golden rose.
(c) A blue triangle.
(d) A peach tree.

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

7. What is Tiller's last name?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Pan.
(c) Weinberg.
(d) Bardmon.

8. How old is Victor Jr. said to be in Chapter 1?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

9. How old does Patel say he is in Chapter 8?
(a) 45.
(b) 62.
(c) 55.
(d) 59.

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

11. Where did Tiller tell Val he was from when they first met?
(a) California.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New York.

12. 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?
(a) His fists of power.
(b) His thought weapons.
(c) His apostles of revenge.
(d) Terrorists.

13. What name did Pong propose for his company producing jamu drinks?
(a) Pong's Elixirs.
(b) Elixirent.
(c) Lucky Pong Elixirs.
(d) Jamu Pong.

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

15. What is Patel's profession, according to Tiller in Chapter 2?
(a) Cardiologist.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Neurologist.
(d) Pediatrician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Perry's daughter that was having problems with substance abuse in Chapter 8?

2. Who did Pong describe as his part-Sri Lankan, part-Chinese business partner in his business venture in producing jamu?

3. In Pong's story from Chapter 9, Meng Pei destroyed a replica of what statue?

4. How does Tiller describe Val's age in Chapter 1?

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)?

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