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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fictional spy character does the narrator describe sleeping peacefully on a bed of nails in Chapter 5?
(a) Jane Blonde.
(b) Alan Blunt.
(c) James Bond.
(d) Basil Argyros.

2. Who gave the narrator his rucksack that he packs and leaves with in Chapter 1?
(a) Man.
(b) The General.
(c) Claude.
(d) Bon.

3. What does the narrator say his mother called him in Chapter 2?
(a) "A child prodigy."
(b) "Her tree of life."
(c) "Her love child."
(d) "A bastard."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what religion does Bon ascribe?

2. 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?

3. Who is the dictator of the Philippines when the narrator leaves in Chapter 1?

4. What does the narrator say his father called him in Chapter 2?

5. Where does the Department Chair say he met his wife in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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