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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the young student that the narrator describes discussing Mao with him and Man in Chapter 11?
(a) Ngo.
(b) Bon.
(c) Claude.
(d) Sonny.

2. What is Ms. Mori's first name?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Sophia.
(c) Violet.
(d) Claudia.

3. The narrator says in Chapter 11, "The longer I worked on the Movie, the more I was convinced that I was not only a technical consultant on an artistic project, but an infiltrator into a work of" what?
(a) "Genius."
(b) "Master."
(c) "Violence."
(d) "Propaganda."

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

5. The narrator describes working his first assignment under whose supervision at the National Interrogation Center in Saigon?
(a) Claude's.
(b) Bon's.
(c) The General's.
(d) Man's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the extras bring to the narrator at the hospital in Chapter 11?

3. What book is Asia Soo reading when the narrator approaches her by the pool in Chapter 10?

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

5. To what religion does Bon ascribe?

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