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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the older Vietnamese brother in the Auteur's film?
(a) Lan.
(b) Yoon.
(c) Bon.
(d) Binh.

2. What does Bon give to the narrator from the General in the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A bottle of gin.
(c) A bottle of scotch.
(d) An envelope of cash.

3. Where does the affectless lieutenant describe "very evil communists" in Chapter 17?
(a) Cambodia.
(b) Laos.
(c) China.
(d) Japan.

4. The narrator describes working his first assignment under whose supervision at the National Interrogation Center in Saigon?
(a) The General's.
(b) Claude's.
(c) Bon's.
(d) Man's.

5. Who leads the narrator's group on their journey across the border in Chapter 18?
(a) A Lao farmer and a Hmong scout.
(b) A Hmong farmer and a Lao scout.
(c) A Cambodian farmer and a Russian scout.
(d) A Vietnamese refugee and a Japanese scout.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in the novel refers to the practice of concealing a message within another message?

2. Where does the narrator first arrive in the United States in Chapter 4?

3. What does the narrator brush over the letters from his aunt in order to see the hidden messages in Chapter 4?

4. What kind of gun does the narrator take to kill Sonny with in Chapter 16?

5. What is Violet listed as in the credits for the film in Chapter 17?

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