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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 Tiller do when he was put on the spot to speak before the yoga instructors at brunch in Chapter 19?
2. What song does Tiller describe Drum singing at the karaoke club in Chapter 14?
3. Where did Pong say he believed Lily's daughter was at a boarding school in Chapter 15?
4. In what grade was Tiller when he describes staying home with the flu in Chapter 12?
5. By what name did Prada go when she lived in the United States as a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you characterize Tiller's relationship with his father?
2. How is the setting of Evergreen Shores described?
3. How is Pruitt described?
4. How is Lily Zhang described in Chapter 13?
5. How is Constance described?
6. What uncomfortable encounter does Tiller describe involving Lucky's mother in Chapter 12?
7. What is said of Tiller's Chinese zodiac sign in Chapter 12?
8. How is Drum Kappagoda's estate described in Chapter 17?
9. What foreshadowing can be seen in Chapter 13?
10. What does "20 Whet" refer to and why is it important to the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify, analyze, and discuss the narrative style of My Year Abroad. From what perspective is the story related? Is it related in the past or present tense--or both? Is the narrator a reliable source of information? Why is it important that the narrative is related as it is?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of capitalism and worker exploitation in My Year Abroad. How are these themes developed through the character of Chilies? What Marxist ideals does Chilies promote? How do his actions go against those ideals?
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