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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Pong's father go shopping every morning, which irked Pong?
(a) Dollar General.
(b) Surplus Cutter's.
(c) Trixie's Groceries.
(d) Food For Less.

2. What is Patel's profession, according to Tiller in Chapter 2?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Pediatrician.
(c) Cardiologist.
(d) Neurologist.

3. In Pong's story from Chapter 9, Meng Pei destroyed a replica of what statue?
(a) David.
(b) Venus de Milo.
(c) Tian Tan Buddha.
(d) Christ the Redeemer.

4. What purpose does the city where Tiller lives serve for him, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) It is ordinary.
(b) It is by the ocean.
(c) It is sparsely populated.
(d) It is highly educated.

5. What did Pong administer to Tiller when he got nauseated after eating yogurt at Pong's shop?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Salvia.
(c) Opium.
(d) Cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Pong's business partner that invited Tiller to go to Asia on an investment trip in Chapter 8?

2. Who is described in Chapter 8 as "an alarmingly dry-complexioned white dude" (107)?

3. Who was Pong's foreman for his basement renovation?

4. Why did Pong say he wanted to mix up the Chinese and Central American crews at the car wash and detailing shops in Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of Pong's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the motif of food and ingestion highlighted in Chapter 8?

2. What was Tiller's family like growing up?

3. Where and how did Tiller and Val meet?

4. How did Pong describe jamu to Tiller in Chapter 4?

5. Describe the setting of WTF Yo! Why is this setting important?

6. What is the significance of the scene at the quarry in Chapter 5?

7. What recent "good thing" (14) does Tiller describe having done for Val in Chapter 1?

8. How did Pong describe Drum Kappagoda to Tiller in Chapter 4?

9. How is Getty described? Why was he at Lucky's Hawaii home?

10. What is the name of Pong's jamu product? Who named it and what does the name mean?

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