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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) Fish sauce.
(b) Lemongrass.
(c) Soy sauce.
(d) Pho.

2. 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) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

3. During what years was Ho Chi Minh prime minister of Vietnam?
(a) 1942-1946.
(b) 1936-1945.
(c) 1955-1972.
(d) 1945-1955.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "epicurean" mean in Chapter 1?

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

3. What is the name of Bon's son?

4. What is described as "the cue for the evacuation's final phase" in Chapter 5?

5. Whom does the narrator say actually came up with the question attributed to Lenin in Chapter 1: "What is to be done?"

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