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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 food item does the narrator describe missing terribly in his letter to his aunt in Chapter 4?
(a) Soy sauce.
(b) Lemongrass.
(c) Pho.
(d) Fish sauce.

2. Who is the dictator of the Philippines when the narrator leaves in Chapter 1?
(a) Chairman Mao.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) Ferdinand Marcos.
(d) Emilio Aguinaldo.

3. What does the word "epicurean" mean in Chapter 1?
(a) A type of lobster.
(b) A lover of sensual pleasures.
(c) A flower from northeast Asia.
(d) A writer of poetry.

4. What Beatles' song does the narrator describe singing in the bar with Man and Bon in Chapter 1?
(a) "Black Bird."
(b) "Help!"
(c) "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
(d) "Yesterday."

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of camera does the narrator describe carrying in the hidden compartment of his rucksack?

2. For how many years does the narrator say he lived in the villa with the General when the Fall of Saigon occurred in Chapter 1?

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

4. What is described as "the cue for the evacuation's final phase" in Chapter 5?

5. What Founding Father does the narrator describe having said that an older mistress is a wonderful thing in Chapter 5?

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