The Sympathizer Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Viet Thanh Nguyen
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Sympathizer Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Viet Thanh Nguyen
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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. When did Lana come to America to attend college?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1975.

2. What word in the novel refers to the practice of concealing a message within another message?
(a) Stenography.
(b) Lithography.
(c) Steganography.
(d) Patriarchy.

3. Where does the narrator first arrive in the United States in Chapter 4?
(a) New York.
(b) San Diego.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) St. Paul.

4. What book is Asia Soo reading when the narrator approaches her by the pool in Chapter 10?
(a) The Sun Also Rises.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) Wild Ducks Flying Backwards.
(d) Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

5. Madame exclaims in Chapter 7, "The worst thing about living in America is" what?
(a) "The corruption."
(b) "The people."
(c) "The culture."
(d) "The racism."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does the narrator describe the General having in Chapter 1?

2. What was Lana's major in college?

3. What job has Bon taken in Chapter 5?

4. Where does the narrator describe finally seeing the Auteur's film in Chapter 10?

5. To whom is the narrator writing his confession in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe "breaking" the Watchman in Chapter 11?

2. How does the narrator describe the task of a spy in Chapter 11?

3. What information does the narrator learn from Man in Chapter 4? How does he receive this information?

4. Who is the Congressman and how is his character first introduced?

5. Who are the "Vietnamese" actors in The Hamlet with speaking roles and how are they described?

6. How would you describe the narrative style of The Sympathizer?

7. How is the theme of duality introduced in Chapter 1?

8. Where are the Vietnamese refugees taken after arriving in America in Chapter 4?

9. What are the narrator's main duties on the set of The Hamlet?

10. How is the theme of sympathy explored in Chapter 12?

(see the answer keys)

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