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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What film of the Auteur's is described in Chapter 8 as being "about the failure of the American Dream"?
(a) Venice Beach.
(b) The Thin Red Line.
(c) Hard Knock.
(d) Apocalpyse Now.

3. What does the word "epicurean" mean in Chapter 1?
(a) A type of lobster.
(b) A flower from northeast Asia.
(c) A lover of sensual pleasures.
(d) A writer of poetry.

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

5. What does the Congressman say that the movie is about that he is advising on in Chapter 7?
(a) The Tet Offensive.
(b) The Ho Chi Minh Campaign.
(c) The Phoenix Program.
(d) The Nixon Doctrine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of traditional dress does the narrator describe Lana having worn as a girl in Chapter 7?

2. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Under Asian communism, everything but" what "is free"?

3. When did the narrator meet Claude?

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

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

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