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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. Where was Pong's childhood babysitter from?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Burma.
(d) Texas.

2. What did Pong administer to Tiller when he got nauseated after eating yogurt at Pong's shop?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Salvia.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Opium.

3. What does Tiller say his dad's name is in Chapter 2?
(a) Louis.
(b) James.
(c) Clark.
(d) Robert.

4. What is Patel's profession, according to Tiller in Chapter 2?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Neurologist.
(c) Cardiologist.
(d) Pediatrician.

5. What name did Pong propose for his company producing jamu drinks?
(a) Pong's Elixirs.
(b) Jamu Pong.
(c) Lucky Pong Elixirs.
(d) Elixirent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pong say his father was most of all in Chapter 9?

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

3. Who was Pong's business partner that invited Tiller to go to Asia on an investment trip in Chapter 8?

4. What is Pong's wife's name?

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)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the scene at the quarry in Chapter 5?

2. How is Pong's family and home described in Chapter 4?

3. Where and how did Tiller and Val meet?

4. Where does Tiller describe going with VeeJ in Chapter 7? Why?

5. What was Pong's foster home like? Where was it located?

6. Where did Tiller go to meet Pong in Chapter 8? Who was with Pong?

7. From what narrative point of view is the story related? Why is this important?

8. How is the setting described in Chapter 1?

9. What information about her past did Val relate to Tiller when they met?

10. How is Getty described? Why was he at Lucky's Hawaii home?

(see the answer keys)

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