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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. Who did Pong describe as his part-Sri Lankan, part-Chinese business partner in his business venture in producing jamu?
(a) Clay Weinberg.
(b) Todd Wilson.
(c) Drum Kappagoda.
(d) Isaiah Pan.

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

3. At what company did Pong work when Tiller met him?
(a) RosenWills.
(b) BaderGarth.
(c) GlaxoSmithKline.
(d) Johnson & Johnson.

4. The Red Guard that shouted at the college dean in Pong's story from Chapter 9 said that Chairman Mao deployed them as what throughout the land?
(a) His fists of power.
(b) His apostles of revenge.
(c) His thought weapons.
(d) Terrorists.

5. Who were Pong's foster brothers that regularly beat him after he was separated from his parents?
(a) Bai and Jun.
(b) Drum and Lucky.
(c) Heng and Fu.
(d) Sun and Li.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is described by Bags as "A most unusual white people's beverage" in Chapter 8 (109)?

3. Where did jamu originate?

4. What mess was Tiller left to clean up in Chapter 7?

5. What is Lucky's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What passion did VeeJ adopt in Chapter 5? What led to this newfound hobby?

2. What recent "good thing" (14) does Tiller describe having done for Val in Chapter 1?

3. How does the narrative style of the novel shift in Chapter 9? Why is this significant?

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

5. Who does Mao refer to? What is the basic history of this individual?

6. What did Tiller tell his father when he prepared to depart for Asia with Pong and his business partner?

7. What was Tiller's family like growing up?

8. What is an example of foreshadowing or red herrings in Chapter 7?

9. Why was Pong's father detained by the Red Guards?

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

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