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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does the General's store opening occur in Chapter 5?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Friday.

2. 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) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(c) Nikolay Chernyshevsky.
(d) Chairman Mao.

3. What does the narrator claim to be guilty of in his confession in Chapter 5?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Bigotry.
(d) Honesty.

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

5. When did the narrator meet Claude?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. 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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