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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the quote cited in Chapter 1: "consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(b) Nikolay Chernyshevsky.
(c) Richard Hedd.
(d) Friedrich Nietzsche.

2. How old was the communist agent with the papers in her mouth when she was arrested?
(a) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 32.
(d) 26.

3. What Beatles' song does the narrator describe singing in the bar with Man and Bon in Chapter 1?
(a) "Black Bird."
(b) "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
(c) "Help!"
(d) "Yesterday."

4. Where does the Department Chair say he met his wife in Chapter 4?
(a) Japan.
(b) Taiwan.
(c) Laos.
(d) Vietnam.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who gave the narrator his rucksack that he packs and leaves with in Chapter 1?

3. What does the narrator brush over the letters from his aunt in order to see the hidden messages in Chapter 4?

4. How many fingers does the narrator describe the General having lost in Chapter 1?

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

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