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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what ethnicity is the actor who plays Danny Boy in the Auteur's film?

2. What was the narrator's father's profession?

3. Who is the young student that the narrator describes discussing Mao with him and Man in Chapter 11?

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

5. What is the name of the older Vietnamese brother in the Auteur's film?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sofia Mori? How does the narrator meet this character?

2. Who are the main characters in the film The Hamlet?

3. How does the narrator become involved in the production of the film The Hamlet?

4. What is the narrator's relationship to the General?

5. How is the theme of religion explored in Chapter 5?

6. How is the theme of duality explored in Chapter 4?

7. Who is Madame? How would you describe this character?

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

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

10. What happens to Bon's family as they flee Vietnam in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of misrepresentation or lack of representation of Vietnamese in Vietnam War films produced in the West. How is this theme developed through the script of The Hamlet?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the methods used for communication between the narrator and Man. How do they send letters to one another and what is used for invisible ink? How does the narrator record documents and photos to send to Man?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Claude? What is the narrator's relationship with this character? How did they first meet? How has their relationship grown?

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