Boom by Jean Tay

What is Boon's full name?

• Tan Tiong Boom

• Tan Tiong Boon

• Tan Tong Boom

• Tian Tiong Boon

Which object of great significance occurs in act 1 scene 2, and another time in act 2, scene 18?

• The fig tree

• The neighbour's red underwear

• The statue from Penang July 1978

• The statue from Malacca September 1974

What is an en bloc sale?

• A sale where houses are sold together

• A garage sale for materials used in architecture

• An annual sale that happens in Singapore

• A French rotten potato sale

How did Boon's father die?

• Heart attack

• Suicide

• He ran into a bus

• None of the above

What did young father promise young mother that he'll bring back from Bangkok?

• A fig tree

• An ancient statue

• Dried Mango

• Mangoes

Why did father leave?

• Mother forced him to

• He felt sorry for chaining Boon to a tree

• He cheated on her with his colleague

• They got divorced

Which of the following words best describes Jeremiah?

• Gregarious

• Tenacious

• Platitudinous

• Iconoclastic

What is the definition of "le zai si"

• are you dead

• you go die

• i wanna go die

• you're killing me

What word does Boon use to describe the fig tree?

• dumb

• useless

• stupid

• pointless

How does Boon convince his mother to move houses?

• He says that he'll let her take the fig tree

• He says that there is a bigger fig tree in the new house

• He says the new house is close to father's cemetery

• He knock over his mother