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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What film of the Auteur's is described in Chapter 8 as being "about the failure of the American Dream"?
(a) Venice Beach.
(b) Apocalpyse Now.
(c) The Thin Red Line.
(d) Hard Knock.

2. To what song does the General go onstage to dance with the performer at the wedding in Chapter 7?
(a) "Twist and Shout."
(b) "Black is Black."
(c) "Black Bird."
(d) "Satisfaction."

3. What does the narrator brush over the letters from his aunt in order to see the hidden messages in Chapter 4?
(a) Iodine.
(b) Salt water.
(c) Sugar water.
(d) Milk.

4. What was the narrator's father's profession?
(a) He was a baker.
(b) He was a priest.
(c) He was a banker.
(d) He was a clothing store owner.

5. How many fingers does the narrator describe the General having lost in Chapter 1?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the Department Chair described as in Chapter 4?

2. During what years was Ho Chi Minh prime minister of Vietnam?

3. What is the name of the Congressman's wife?

4. In what film does the narrator describe Mickey Rooney playing a "bucktoothed, bespectacled Jap" in Chapter 8?

5. On what date did the Fall of Saigon occur?

(see the answer key)

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