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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 food item does the narrator describe missing terribly in his letter to his aunt in Chapter 4?
(a) Soy sauce.
(b) Lemongrass.
(c) Fish sauce.
(d) Pho.

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

3. What kind of store does the narrator describe the General opening in Chapter 5?
(a) A bakery shop.
(b) A clothing store.
(c) A shoe store.
(d) A liquor store.

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

5. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck?
(a) Ao dai.
(b) Cheongsam.
(c) Qípáo.
(d) Hantyu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator claim to be guilty of in his confession in Chapter 5?

2. How tall is Claude described as in Chapter 1?

3. How old was the communist agent with the papers in her mouth when she was arrested?

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

5. What author is cited in the narrative as saying "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet"?

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