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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ms. Mori when the narrator begins his affair with her?
(a) 39.
(b) 46.
(c) 37.
(d) 52.

2. When did the narrator's family flee to the South after living in a northern hamlet?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1962.

3. Where does the narrator take the General and Madame to the Congressman's house for dinner in Chapter 7?
(a) Newport Beach.
(b) San Clementine.
(c) Santa Ana.
(d) Huntington Beach.

4. Where does the narrator say Ms. Mori lives in Chapter 5?
(a) The Hackensack neighborhood.
(b) The Upper East Side.
(c) The Crenshaw neighborhood.
(d) Skid Row.

5. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck?
(a) Ao dai.
(b) Qípáo.
(c) Hantyu.
(d) Cheongsam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of traditional dress does the narrator describe Lana having worn as a girl in Chapter 7?

3. Who wrote the following quote that opens the novel: "Let us not become gloomy as soon as we hear the word 'torture'"?

4. How tall is Claude described as in Chapter 1?

5. When did the narrator meet Claude?

(see the answer key)

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