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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 river does the narrator describe in the distance in Chapter 18?
(a) The Saigon River.
(b) The Red River.
(c) The Perfume River.
(d) The Mekong River.

2. What is described as "the cue for the evacuation's final phase" in Chapter 5?
(a) "The American National Anthem."
(b) "Yesterday."
(c) "White Christmas."
(d) "Hey Joe."

3. What word from Chapter 16 refers to the treatment of light and shade in painting?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Articulation.
(c) Chiaroscuro.
(d) Augument.

4. What does the narrator claim to be guilty of in his confession in Chapter 5?
(a) Adultery.
(b) Bigotry.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Corruption.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator land after returning from the movie set in Chapter 12?

2. How many marines accompany the narrator and Bon across the border in Chapter 18?

3. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Under Asian communism, everything but" what "is free"?

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

5. Where does the narrator say Ms. Mori lives in Chapter 5?

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