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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 114.
(b) Route 201.
(c) Route 3.
(d) Route 111.

2. What kind of haircut is Shaundra described as having in Chapter 19?
(a) A shag.
(b) A bob.
(c) An afro.
(d) A pageboy.

3. Where did the chef Chilies grow up?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Laos.
(c) South Korea.
(d) North Korea.

4. What establishment is referred to as "the fountain of youth" (237) in Chapter 15?
(a) Rose Hill Estate.
(b) Evergreen Shores.
(c) Kanaka Island.
(d) Riortic Isle.

5. Where did Lucky say he was going later in the day as he had brunch with Tiller in Chapter 19?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Dunbar.
(d) Shenzhen.

6. Near what city did Prada live briefly in the United States?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Harrisburg.
(d) New York.

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

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

9. Who wrote and performed "Tiny Dancer"?
(a) Cher.
(b) John Lennon.
(c) Elton John.
(d) Madonna.

10. Who were the last guests at Tiller and Val's home that led to the scuffle and ended their food hosting?
(a) John and Roger.
(b) Jeff and Joe.
(c) Len and Pete.
(d) Jack and James.

11. What feeling did Lucky say he got when he played roulette in Chapter 15?
(a) Manuti.
(b) Ergoti.
(c) Ondol.
(d) Entoi.

12. Who is the jamu master that created the concoctions for Pong's company?
(a) Jun.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Getty.
(d) Pruitt.

13. Who was the restaurant owner's wife that Pong began helping with accounting at one of his early jobs?
(a) Ling.
(b) Sun.
(c) Jun.
(d) Bai.

14. As what spirit animal did Tiller draw Pong in the shopping mall in Chapter 12?
(a) An ox.
(b) A rat.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A snake.

15. Who wrote and recorded the song "Caravan" that Tiller sang at the karaoke club?
(a) The Beatles.
(b) Van Morrison.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) The Who.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career had Minori given up when she began working at the restaurant where she met Pong?

2. What is the name of the club where Pong and Tiller and their comrades went for karaoke in Chapter 14?

3. What did one of the popular kids at a new school dub Tiller, according to his narrative in Chapter 15?

4. What colonial influence is described in Macau's architecture in Chapter 15?

5. What was the luk chup laced with that Chilies gave to Tiller in Chapter 17?

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