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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) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

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

3. What does the narrator say his father called him in Chapter 2?
(a) "A bastard."
(b) "His love child."
(c) "Nothing at all."
(d) "A prodigy."

4. How old is the Department Chair described as in Chapter 4?
(a) 50-60 years old.
(b) 70-80 years old.
(c) 40-50 years old.
(d) 30-40 years old.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What food item does the narrator describe missing terribly in his letter to his aunt in Chapter 4?

4. What is the name of Bon's son?

5. Who has the General enlisted to help the narrator in killing the major in Chapter 5?

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