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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Pong's last name?
(a) Pan.
(b) Kappagoda.
(c) Lou.
(d) Wong.
2. Where did Anand's wife return to live with her family when her husband left her, according to Bags's story in Chapter 8?
(a) Dubai.
(b) Chennai.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.
3. What purpose does the city where Tiller lives serve for him, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) It is ordinary.
(b) It is highly educated.
(c) It is by the ocean.
(d) It is sparsely populated.
4. How large does Pong describe his father's Mao portrait in Chapter 9?
(a) 3 by 6 meters.
(b) 3 by 4 meters.
(c) 4 by 6 meters.
(d) 2 by 3 meters.
5. What is Pong's wife's name?
(a) Candace.
(b) Minori.
(c) Yasmine.
(d) Adele.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the neighborhood kid whose bike Tiller took when he followed the SUV in Chapter 1?
2. Where was Pong's childhood babysitter from?
3. Where was Pong's father ordered to serve a labor sentence at a coal mining factory?
4. What did Pong administer to Tiller when he got nauseated after eating yogurt at Pong's shop?
5. Who were Pong's foster brothers that regularly beat him after he was separated from his parents?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened at the playground in Chapter 6?
2. What is the name of Pong's jamu product? Who named it and what does the name mean?
3. How does the narrative style of the novel shift in Chapter 9? Why is this significant?
4. What did Tiller tell his father when he prepared to depart for Asia with Pong and his business partner?
5. What information about her past did Val relate to Tiller when they met?
6. What was Tiller's family like growing up?
7. How is the setting described in Chapter 1?
8. How is the motif of food and ingestion highlighted in Chapter 8?
9. What were Tiller's first impressions of Pong when they met?
10. What is an example of foreshadowing or red herrings in Chapter 7?
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