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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what narrow highway does Tiller recall his mother pressing up to 100 miles per hour in Chapter 15?
(a) Route 111.
(b) Route 3.
(c) Route 201.
(d) Route 114.

2. By what name did Prada go when she lived in the United States as a child?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Maria.
(d) Jennifer.

3. Where did Pong say Mr. Jiu's kids attend boarding schools in Chapter 13?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) The South.
(c) The Pacific Northwest.
(d) New England.

4. Who is known for recording the song "A Song for You" that Pong sang at karaoke?
(a) The BeeJees.
(b) Donny Hathaway.
(c) Donna Summers.
(d) The Beatles.

5. What did Prada say her career aspirations were in Chapter 14?
(a) Starting a food truck chain.
(b) Starting a floral design business.
(c) Starting a laundromat chain.
(d) Starting a school for girls.

6. Where is the world's largest aquarium that Tiller describes visiting with Pong's party in Chapter 15?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Hengqin.
(c) Hanoi.
(d) Shenzhen.

7. Whose mother does Tiller describe having ordered the masseuse to pleasure her in Chapter 12?
(a) Pong's mother.
(b) Lucky's mother.
(c) Drum's mother.
(d) Constance's mother.

8. To what well-known commercial district of Shenzhen did Pong take Tiller after they dropped their bags at the hotel in Chapter 12?
(a) Luohu.
(b) Huaqiangbei.
(c) Bao'an.
(d) Longgang.

9. What colonial influence is described in Macau's architecture in Chapter 15?
(a) Italian.
(b) British.
(c) Russian.
(d) Portuguese.

10. Who from Dunbar did Nenita remind Tiller of?
(a) Chen Boda.
(b) Pikette.
(c) Marcus Fownes.
(d) Sally Mutthuraju.

11. How old was Tiller's mother when she abandoned her family?
(a) 33.
(b) 31.
(c) 26.
(d) 36.

12. How much money did Pong make per hour at the restaurant peeling vegetables in his youth?
(a) $.2.25.
(b) $0.75.
(c) $0.50.
(d) $1.25.

13. What did Tiller do when he was put on the spot to speak before the yoga instructors at brunch in Chapter 19?
(a) He sang the names of ingredients.
(b) He quietly departed from the room.
(c) He performed an excellent speech.
(d) He screamed and cried.

14. When he was flying to Shenzhen, Tiller texted his father and told him what?
(a) He was going to China on a business trip.
(b) He was quitting school.
(c) He was taking a job in Vietnam.
(d) He was going to his study-abroad program early.

15. How did Constance's mother die?
(a) She had a stroke.
(b) She had a heart attack.
(c) She overdosed on pills.
(d) She was in a car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Biddie Dortmund play in high school?

2. As what spirit animal did Tiller draw Pong in the shopping mall in Chapter 12?

3. Where did Pong say he believed Lily's daughter was at a boarding school in Chapter 15?

4. What kind of haircut is Shaundra described as having in Chapter 19?

5. How many siblings did Pruitt say he had in Chapter 19?

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