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

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

2. What author does the narrator say that Man had introduced him and Bon to in Chapter 1?
(a) Richard Hedd.
(b) Nikolay Chernyshevsky.
(c) Alexandre Dumas.
(d) Ralph Waldo Emerson.

3. What does the narrator brush over the letters from his aunt in order to see the hidden messages in Chapter 4?
(a) Salt water.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Sugar water.
(d) Milk.

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

5. During what years was Ho Chi Minh prime minister of Vietnam?
(a) 1942-1946.
(b) 1955-1972.
(c) 1945-1955.
(d) 1936-1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator first arrive in the United States in Chapter 4?

2. What kind of camera does the narrator describe carrying in the hidden compartment of his rucksack?

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

4. To whom is the narrator writing his confession in Chapter 2?

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

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