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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 is the name of the yogurt shop where Tiller met with Pong for the first time after the golf course?

2. What was Pong's father's name?

3. How does Tiller describe his ethnicity in Chapter 3?

4. What name did Pong propose for his company producing jamu drinks?

5. Who were Pong's foster brothers that regularly beat him after he was separated from his parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Pong's parents described?

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

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

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

5. What did Tiller do once he landed in Honolulu in Chapter 11?

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

7. Describe the setting of WTF Yo! Why is this setting important?

8. How did Pong describe jamu to Tiller in Chapter 4?

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

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 Drum Kappagoda in the novel. How old is Drum? How did he attain his fortune? What are his primary motivations in the novel? What becomes of him by the novel's ending?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Lucky in My Year Abroad. What is Lucky's profession? Where does he live? What is his family like? What are Lucky's motivations in the story? What becomes of this character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the thematic handing of the loss of the mother in My Year Abroad. What characters in the novel have lost their mothers? How has their loss impacted them? How does Tiller come to terms with the loss of his mother in the course of the story?

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