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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Pong's father's name?
(a) Shen.
(b) Shang.
(c) Bai.
(d) Jun.

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

4. What is Pong's last name?
(a) Kappagoda.
(b) Wong.
(c) Pan.
(d) Lou.

5. 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) Sartre.
(c) Lao Tzu.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

6. 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.

7. What was the duration of Pong's father's sentence to hard labor?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 12 years.

8. What does Tiller say his dad's name is in Chapter 2?
(a) Louis.
(b) James.
(c) Robert.
(d) Clark.

9. Where was the rare whiskey from that Pong offered Tiller when he first visited Pong's house?
(a) Japan.
(b) Germany.
(c) Scotland.
(d) France.

10. Who is described in Chapter 8 as "an actor-handsome, ultra-preppily dressed black guy" (107)?
(a) Drum Kappagoda.
(b) Todd Wilson.
(c) Marcus Fownes.
(d) Perry Ault.

11. 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 Postal Service.
(d) The CIA.

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

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

14. At what restaurant did Tiller meet with Pong and his business partners for the first time in Chapter 8?
(a) Chris Ruth's.
(b) Ship N' Shore.
(c) Chop Station.
(d) Max's Steaks.

15. Who were Pong's foster brothers that regularly beat him after he was separated from his parents?
(a) Drum and Lucky.
(b) Sun and Li.
(c) Bai and Jun.
(d) Heng and Fu.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name did Pong propose for his company producing jamu drinks?

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

4. What did Pong say his father was most of all in Chapter 9?

5. Who is described as Tiller's older cousin that scared him growing up, according to the narrative in Chapter 11?

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