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

2. What Founding Father does the narrator describe having said that an older mistress is a wonderful thing in Chapter 5?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) John Adams.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say his mother called him in Chapter 2?

3. Where does the Department Chair say he met his wife in Chapter 4?

4. On what day of the week does the General's store opening occur in Chapter 5?

5. What is the name of Bon's wife?

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