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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the duration of Pong's father's sentence to hard labor?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 12 years.

2. What is the name of Tiller's aunt who lives in a group home for autistic adults?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Didi.
(c) Anna.
(d) Mary.

3. Who in Chapter 8 said, "I vote for my wallet, doll face, which is the source of all power in this solar system" (110)?
(a) Roger.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Jack.
(d) Bai.

4. Who is described in Chapter 2 as "a stout, filthy-mouthed teen who wanted to write and direct sci-fi pornos" (26)?
(a) Todd Wilson.
(b) Clay Weinberg.
(c) Isaiah Pan.
(d) Drum Kappagoda.

5. What was Pong's father's name?
(a) Shen.
(b) Shang.
(c) Bai.
(d) Jun.

6. What profession did Pong's parents hold?
(a) They were doctors.
(b) They were professors.
(c) They were farmers.
(d) They were international traders.

7. What did Tiller and his fellow dishwashers call the food set aside from plates before they went into the washer?
(a) The Buffet.
(b) The Toilet.
(c) The Basin.
(d) The Red Line.

8. Where did the man in the dark SUV say he worked when he met Tiller in Chapter 1?
(a) The Postal Service.
(b) The VA.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The CIA.

9. What was the name of Val's brother that died as a child?
(a) Leon.
(b) James.
(c) Lou.
(d) Richard.

10. 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?
(a) His thought weapons.
(b) Terrorists.
(c) His fists of power.
(d) His apostles of revenge.

11. What name did Lucky push for Pong's jamu beverages?
(a) Lucky's Elixirs.
(b) Jamu Pong.
(c) Pong's Elixirs.
(d) Lucky Pong Elixirs.

12. At what restaurant did Tiller meet with Pong and his business partners for the first time in Chapter 8?
(a) Chris Ruth's.
(b) Chop Station.
(c) Max's Steaks.
(d) Ship N' Shore.

13. Who coined the Four Olds, according to Pong's story in Chapter 9?
(a) Marcus Fownes.
(b) Drum Kappagoda.
(c) Chen Boda.
(d) Isaiah Pan.

14. With whom does Tiller describe having gone to Six Flags in Chapter 2?
(a) Isaiah Pan.
(b) James Walker.
(c) Todd Wilson.
(d) Constance Kappagoda.

15. Where was Pong's father ordered to serve a labor sentence at a coal mining factory?
(a) North Korea.
(b) Siberia.
(c) Mongolia.
(d) Elba Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the man in the dark SUV say he was when he encountered Tiller in Chapter 1?

2. Who is the neighborhood kid whose bike Tiller took when he followed the SUV in Chapter 1?

3. What are the Four Olds, according to Pong's story in Chapter 9?

4. What subjects does Tiller assist Victor Jr. with in his homeschooling?

5. What did Pikette want to open a chain of, according to Tiller in Chapter 2?

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