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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Pong administer to Tiller when he got nauseated after eating yogurt at Pong's shop?
2. 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?
3. What did Pikette want to open a chain of, according to Tiller in Chapter 2?
4. What is the name of Tiller's aunt who lives in a group home for autistic adults?
5. Where did the man in the dark SUV say he worked when he met Tiller in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Perry reveal about his daughter in Chapter 8? How did the others respond?
2. Who invited Tiller on the Asia trip and why?
3. What recent "good thing" (14) does Tiller describe having done for Val in Chapter 1?
4. Where does Tiller describe going with VeeJ in Chapter 7? Why?
5. What setting is described in Chapter 2? What are Tiller's thoughts about this setting?
6. Where did Tiller go to meet Pong in Chapter 8? Who was with Pong?
7. What was Tiller's family like growing up?
8. What did Tiller do once he landed in Honolulu in Chapter 11?
9. What is an example of foreshadowing or red herrings in Chapter 7?
10. How did Pong describe Drum Kappagoda to Tiller in Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Val in My Year Abroad. If Val were considered a symbol, what would she represent? What are Val's motivations in the novel? How does Val change in the course of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of irony in My Year Abroad. What are three examples of when irony appears in the novel, and how is the author using it?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Constance Kappagoda in My Year Abroad. What actions does Constance commit in the course of the novel? What motivations propel those actions? Do you consider Constance to be an ally to the protagonist or an antagonist? Why?
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