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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color do the narrator and his entourage wear as they cross the border in Chapter 18?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

3. How old is the Department Chair described as in Chapter 4?
(a) 50-60 years old.
(b) 30-40 years old.
(c) 70-80 years old.
(d) 40-50 years old.

4. What is the name of Bon's son?
(a) Claude.
(b) Sonny.
(c) Linh.
(d) Duc.

5. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck?
(a) Cheongsam.
(b) Hantyu.
(c) Ao dai.
(d) Qípáo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the narrator meet Claude?

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

3. Who greets the narrator and Bon when they arrive in Bangkok in Chapter 17?

4. Who is the author of Asian Communism and the Oriental Mode of Destruction?

5. What food item does the narrator describe missing terribly in his letter to his aunt in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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