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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 Lily's last name?
2. What song did Tiller sing with Pong as a duet at the karaoke bar in Chapter 14?
3. Who was the restaurant owner's wife that Pong began helping with accounting at one of his early jobs?
4. Where did the chef Chilies grow up?
5. Where did Pong say Mr. Jiu's kids attend boarding schools in Chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is said of Tiller's Chinese zodiac sign in Chapter 12?
2. Who is Chilies and how is he described?
3. What uncomfortable encounter does Tiller describe involving Lucky's mother in Chapter 12?
4. How does Tiller describe Drum Kappagoda upon their first meeting?
5. How is Lily Zhang described in Chapter 13?
6. What story did Pong tell Tiller in Chapter 18?
7. How is the setting of Evergreen Shores described?
8. How would you characterize Tiller's relationship with his father?
9. What led to Pong buying Tiller the knife in Chapter 12?
10. What foreshadowing can be seen in Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motifs of food and music throughout My Year Abroad. What songs and musical artists are referenced or alluded to, and why? What different cuisines are described? What is the symbolic meaning of food, hunger, vomiting, and food preparation?
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