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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Val's brother that died as a child?
(a) Leon.
(b) Lou.
(c) Richard.
(d) James.

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

4. 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) Sartre.
(c) Lao Tzu.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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)?
(a) Roger.
(b) Jack.
(c) Bai.
(d) Marcus.

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

7. Where did Victor Jr. say Liam liked to go bowling in Chapter 7?
(a) Trinity Bowl.
(b) Rock-a-Bowl.
(c) Lester Lanes.
(d) Lost Lanes.

8. What did Pong say his father was most of all in Chapter 9?
(a) A dreamer.
(b) A Taoist.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A Maoist.

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

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

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

12. Who is described in Chapter 8 as "an alarmingly dry-complexioned white dude" (107)?
(a) Marcus Fownes.
(b) Drum Kappagoda.
(c) Todd Wilson.
(d) Perry Ault.

13. With whom does Tiller describe having gone to Six Flags in Chapter 2?
(a) Todd Wilson.
(b) James Walker.
(c) Isaiah Pan.
(d) Constance Kappagoda.

14. 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) Vodka.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tequila.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Victor Jr. said to be in Chapter 1?

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

3. What subjects does Val assist Victor Jr. with in his homeschooling?

4. What did Val call Tiller when they met?

5. How does Tiller describe his ethnicity in Chapter 3?

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