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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of car hits Schuyler?
(a) A pick-up truck.
(b) An SUV.
(c) A delivery truck.
(d) A sedan.

2. Where in Thailand is Joe's mother from?
(a) Hat Yai.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) Isan.
(d) Chiang Mai.

3. Why does Joe's mother send Jack away?
(a) To better his education.
(b) To get him away from gangs.
(c) To improve his physical health.
(d) To give him the chance to meet his real father.

4. What time is it when Maribel ignores phone calls from Schuyler when she returns home from the pub?
(a) 11:30pm.
(b) 10:00pm.
(c) 3:30am.
(d) Midnight.

5. What is one way that helped Joe's mother learn English?
(a) Listening to American radio.
(b) Speaking and listening to Joe's father.
(c) Watching American TV.
(d) Going to English language classes at night.

6. What advice does Maribel's mother give about being with a man like Schuyler?
(a) If he dies, make sure you are in the will.
(b) If he you get married, he will make you sign a prenup.
(c) If he can leave his wife, he will leave you, too.
(d) If he loves you, he will buy you anything you desire.

7. What are Maribel and Schuyler doing for work when they first meet?
(a) They are working for a tech startup.
(b) They are working on a film set.
(c) They are working on a historical research project sponsored by a British university.
(d) They are working for a wealth management company.

8. After her husband dies, what does Veronica confess to Joe?
(a) She says she does not know how to do anything for herself.
(b) She says she needs money.
(c) She says she loves him.
(d) She says she no longer wants to live.

9. When Gil stays at Nok's house, what does he call her?
(a) Second wife.
(b) Little wife.
(c) Abby.
(d) Nok.

10. What does Gil brag about?
(a) Knowing many languages.
(b) Money.
(c) His wife.
(d) His family.

11. Who informs Maribel that Schuyler is at the hospital?
(a) Alastair.
(b) Kerry.
(c) Dani.
(d) Alec.

12. When Maribel's father moved into a bedsit, what did people leave him as a thank you gift?
(a) Wine.
(b) Whisky.
(c) Beer.
(d) Gin.

13. Who is Ethan's childhood crush?
(a) Daryl.
(b) Mike.
(c) Teddie.
(d) Patrick.

14. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Joe say his mother is good at doing?
(a) Balancing working with family life.
(b) Following the beliefs and values of Buddhism.
(c) Working hard to support her family.
(d) Arguing down prices on fruit being sold in the street.

15. What must Joe, his mother, Jack, and Jack's new girlfriend do in order to eat the cake Joe purchased from Veronica?
(a) Sing their favorite song.
(b) Do a headstand.
(c) Pray.
(d) Do a cartwheel.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 12, which book from his childhood does Ethan remember thinking about?

2. When does Ethan tell his family that his new love interest is a man?

3. What is Ethan doing when he learns about his father's "other life"?

4. What is Ethan's mother's profession?

5. Where does Ethan's father often travel to for work?

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