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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the narrator say actually came up with the question attributed to Lenin in Chapter 1: "What is to be done?"
(a) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(b) Nikolay Chernyshevsky.
(c) Chairman Mao.
(d) Karl Marx.

2. How tall is Claude described as in Chapter 1?
(a) 6'2".
(b) 6'4".
(c) 5'8".
(d) 5'11".

3. When did the narrator's family flee to the South after living in a northern hamlet?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1954.

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

5. Where does the narrator take the General and Madame to the Congressman's house for dinner in Chapter 7?
(a) Newport Beach.
(b) San Clementine.
(c) Huntington Beach.
(d) Santa Ana.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the Department Chair described as in Chapter 4?

2. What is Ms. Mori's first name?

3. What does the narrator say his father called him in Chapter 2?

4. To what song does the General go onstage to dance with the performer at the wedding in Chapter 7?

5. What food does Madame offer to the narrator when he visits in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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