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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator first arrive in the United States in Chapter 4?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) San Diego.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) New York.

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

4. Where have the narrator and Bon landed in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) Laos.
(c) Guam.
(d) Cambodia.

5. How tall is Claude described as in Chapter 1?
(a) 5'11".
(b) 5'8".
(c) 6'4".
(d) 6'2".

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What job has Bon taken in Chapter 5?

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

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

5. What was the narrator's father's profession?

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