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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 was the narrator's father's profession?
(a) He was a clothing store owner.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was a baker.
(d) He was a priest.

2. How many children does the narrator describe the General having in Chapter 1?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

4. How many fingers does the narrator describe the General having lost in Chapter 1?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. 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?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the woman that Claude was forced to leave behind when he fled Saigon?

4. Whom does the narrator say actually came up with the question attributed to Lenin in Chapter 1: "What is to be done?"

5. Who wrote the quote cited in Chapter 1: "consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"?

(see the answer key)

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