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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 is the woman that Claude was forced to leave behind when he fled Saigon?
(a) Alexa.
(b) Violet.
(c) Linh.
(d) Kim.

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

3. Who is the author of Asian Communism and the Oriental Mode of Destruction?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Richard Hedd.
(c) Nikolay Chernyshevsky.
(d) Chairman Mao.

4. What does the narrator brush over the letters from his aunt in order to see the hidden messages in Chapter 4?
(a) Milk.
(b) Sugar water.
(c) Iodine.
(d) Salt water.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does the narrator first arrive in the United States in Chapter 4?

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