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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 kind of store does the narrator describe the General opening in Chapter 5?
(a) A bakery shop.
(b) A liquor store.
(c) A clothing store.
(d) A shoe store.

2. Whom does the narrator say actually came up with the question attributed to Lenin in Chapter 1: "What is to be done?"
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Chairman Mao.
(c) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(d) Nikolay Chernyshevsky.

3. Who has the General enlisted to help the narrator in killing the major in Chapter 5?
(a) Claude.
(b) Madame.
(c) Sonny.
(d) Bon.

4. The narrator writes to the Commandant in Chapter 7, "We're revolutionaries, and revolutionaries can never be" what?
(a) "Innocent."
(b) "Betrayed."
(c) "Killed."
(d) "Honest."

5. What is the name of Bon's wife?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Linh.
(c) Lana.
(d) Violet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where have the narrator and Bon landed in the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. On what date did the Fall of Saigon occur?

3. What author is cited in the narrative as saying "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet"?

4. How old was the communist agent with the papers in her mouth when she was arrested?

5. To what song does the General go onstage to dance with the performer at the wedding in Chapter 7?

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