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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Under Asian communism, everything but" what "is free"?
(a) "Sex."
(b) "Death."
(c) "Politics."
(d) "Life."

2. To what religion does Bon ascribe?
(a) Islam.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Hinduism.

3. Whom does the narrator say actually came up with the question attributed to Lenin in Chapter 1: "What is to be done?"
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Nikolay Chernyshevsky.
(c) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(d) Chairman Mao.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of store does the narrator describe the General opening in Chapter 5?

2. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck?

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

5. How tall is Claude described as in Chapter 1?

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