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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does the narrator describe the General having in Chapter 1?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

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

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

4. To what religion does Bon ascribe?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Catholicism.

5. On what date did the Fall of Saigon occur?
(a) April 3, 1976.
(b) April 30, 1975.
(c) June 20, 1972.
(d) March 1, 1974.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say Ms. Mori lives in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

5. What fictional spy character does the narrator describe sleeping peacefully on a bed of nails in Chapter 5?

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