Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
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 "grease-soaked foot-long hoagie" called that Val buys for Victor Jr.?
2. To whom is the following epigraph in the opening of the book attributed? "Music in the soul can be heard by the universe" (9)?
3. Where was Pong's childhood babysitter from?
4. With whom does Tiller describe having gone to Six Flags in Chapter 2?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the setting described in Chapter 1?
2. Where had Val disappeared to before her return in Chapter 10?
3. What was Pong's foster home like? Where was it located?
4. What did Perry reveal about his daughter in Chapter 8? How did the others respond?
5. Describe the setting of WTF Yo! Why is this setting important?
6. Why was Pong's father detained by the Red Guards?
7. Who invited Tiller on the Asia trip and why?
8. What activity did Pong's father do daily that upset him, as revealed in Chapter 4?
9. What happened at the playground in Chapter 6?
10. What recent "good thing" (14) does Tiller describe having done for Val in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of mental illness and suicide in My Year Abroad. What characters suffer from mental illness? How does it manifest in their actions and behaviors? What are Tiller's thoughts about mental illness?
Essay Topic 2
Identify and discuss three examples of symbolism in My Year Abroad. What does the symbol represent? How does it connect to the novel's themes? Why is it important?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of mortality and immortality in My Year Abroad. What characters believe in the potential for immortality? How would it be attained? How does this theme relate to Tiller's loss of his mother and his worries about Val?
|
This section contains 868 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
