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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wrote the following quote that opens the novel: "Let us not become gloomy as soon as we hear the word 'torture'"?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Adolf Hitler.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Friedrich Nietzsche.

3. What is the name of Bon's son?
(a) Linh.
(b) Sonny.
(c) Claude.
(d) Duc.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator claim to be guilty of in his confession in Chapter 5?

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

3. What Beatles' song does the narrator describe singing in the bar with Man and Bon in Chapter 1?

4. What fictional spy character does the narrator describe sleeping peacefully on a bed of nails in Chapter 5?

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

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