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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose gold-painted bust sits in the commissar's office?
(a) Chairman Mao's.
(b) Nguyen Cao Ky's.
(c) Ho Chi Minh's.
(d) Ngo Dinh Diem's.

2. Where does Lana say she'd like to live if not in Los Angeles in Chapter 14?
(a) New York.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

3. Where does the narrator learn that Lana works in Chapter 14?
(a) At a train station.
(b) At a butcher shop.
(c) At an art gallery.
(d) At a hotel.

4. What movie does the narrator go to see with Bon in Chapter 17?
(a) The Hamlet.
(b) Apocalypse Now.
(c) Plattoon.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

5. What word in the book refers to a woman professionally trained to assist a woman in childbirth?
(a) Entourage.
(b) Doula.
(c) Ashana.
(d) Maitre' d.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Asia Soo's father from?

2. During what years was Ho Chi Minh president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam?

3. Where did Madame organize a Tet celebration, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

4. What is Violet listed as in the credits for the film in Chapter 17?

5. How many "apostles" does the admiral say they have in the camp in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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