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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 Founding Father does the narrator describe having said that an older mistress is a wonderful thing in Chapter 5?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

2. Where does the narrator first arrive in the United States in Chapter 4?
(a) San Diego.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) St. Paul.

3. What is described as "the cue for the evacuation's final phase" in Chapter 5?
(a) "Hey Joe."
(b) "The American National Anthem."
(c) "White Christmas."
(d) "Yesterday."

4. Where have the narrator and Bon landed in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Guam.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) Laos.
(d) The Philippines.

5. What word in the novel refers to the practice of concealing a message within another message?
(a) Patriarchy.
(b) Stenography.
(c) Lithography.
(d) Steganography.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Beatles' song does the narrator describe singing in the bar with Man and Bon in Chapter 1?

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

3. Where is the General's store located, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

4. What kind of camera does the narrator describe carrying in the hidden compartment of his rucksack?

5. Who wrote the following quote that opens the novel: "Let us not become gloomy as soon as we hear the word 'torture'"?

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