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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What film of the Auteur's is described in Chapter 8 as being "about the failure of the American Dream"?
(a) Hard Knock.
(b) The Thin Red Line.
(c) Apocalpyse Now.
(d) Venice Beach.

2. Whom does the narrator cite in having said "men will die for bits of ribbon pinned to their chests" in Chapter 13?
(a) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(b) Chairman Mao.
(c) Rudyard Kipling.
(d) Karl Marx.

3. At what time does the narrator arrive at Sonny's apartment to kill him in Chapter 16?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) 2 a.m.
(d) 7 p.m.

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

5. Who awaits the narrator when he arrives back in the U.S. from the movie set in Chapter 12?
(a) Madame.
(b) Man.
(c) The General.
(d) Bon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator first arrive in the United States in Chapter 4?

2. During what years was Ho Chi Minh president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam?

3. For how long has the narrator been imprisoned since the ambush in the beginning of Chapter 19?

4. What was Lana's major in college?

5. What kind of gun does the narrator take to kill Sonny with in Chapter 16?

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