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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. Where was Wilbur from, according to Pruitt in Chapter 19?

2. As what spirit animal did Tiller draw Pong in the shopping mall in Chapter 12?

3. When did Pruitt say he came to work for the Kappagodas in Chapter 19?

4. Who was the restaurant owner's wife that Pong began helping with accounting at one of his early jobs?

5. What is the name of the man that Tiller refers to as "Spideyface" (201) in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you characterize Tiller's relationship with his father?

2. How is Tiller's performance at the karaoke club described in Chapter 14?

3. How is Drum Kappagoda's estate described in Chapter 17?

4. How old was Tiller when his mother left? How does he describe her leaving?

5. What is robata? How is it described?

6. How is the setting of Evergreen Shores described?

7. Who is Chilies and how is he described?

8. What led to Pong buying Tiller the knife in Chapter 12?

9. What story did Pong tell Tiller in Chapter 18?

10. How is Lily Zhang described in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and discuss Tiller as the protagonist of My Year Abroad. What aspects of Tiller's personality make him an apt protagonist? What aspects of his personality make him an unlikely protagonist? How does Tiller evolve as a character from the beginning of the novel to its end?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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