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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Lucky's last name?
(a) Choi.
(b) Kappagoda.
(c) Pan.
(d) Wu.

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

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

6. Who was Pong's foreman for his basement renovation?
(a) Pikette.
(b) Bai.
(c) Drum.
(d) Lucky.

7. What is Pong's wife's name?
(a) Minori.
(b) Candace.
(c) Adele.
(d) Yasmine.

8. How is Pong's profession described in Chapter 2?
(a) He is a banker.
(b) He is a chemist.
(c) He is a tax assessor.
(d) He is an English professor.

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

10. What did Pong's childhood babysitter constantly chew?
(a) Cannabis leaves.
(b) Coca leaves.
(c) Betel leaves.
(d) Tobacco leaves.

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

12. How large does Pong describe his father's Mao portrait in Chapter 9?
(a) 4 by 6 meters.
(b) 3 by 6 meters.
(c) 3 by 4 meters.
(d) 2 by 3 meters.

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

14. 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) Bai.
(d) Jack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "grease-soaked foot-long hoagie" called that Val buys for Victor Jr.?

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)?

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

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

5. What was the name of Val's brother that died as a child?

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