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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is the narrator writing his confession in Chapter 2?
(a) To the Congressman.
(b) To Bon.
(c) To the General.
(d) To the Commandant.

2. Madame exclaims in Chapter 7, "The worst thing about living in America is" what?
(a) "The people."
(b) "The culture."
(c) "The racism."
(d) "The corruption."

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

4. What is the name of the older Vietnamese brother in the Auteur's film?
(a) Binh.
(b) Yoon.
(c) Lan.
(d) Bon.

5. Where does the narrator say Ms. Mori lives in Chapter 5?
(a) The Crenshaw neighborhood.
(b) The Upper East Side.
(c) Skid Row.
(d) The Hackensack neighborhood.

6. What is the dish soap that James Yoon is known for promoting in television commercials?
(a) Sheen.
(b) Sudz.
(c) Cleanse.
(d) Brawn.

7. What is the name of the Congressman's wife?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Rita.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Lena.

8. Of what ethnicity is James Yoon described in Chapter 10?
(a) Vietnamese American.
(b) Japanese American.
(c) African American.
(d) Korean American.

9. Who wrote the following quote that opens the novel: "Let us not become gloomy as soon as we hear the word 'torture'"?
(a) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(b) Adolf Hitler.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

10. What job has Bon taken in Chapter 5?
(a) A store clerk position.
(b) A hotel clerk position.
(c) A butcher position.
(d) A banking position.

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

12. What was the narrator's father's profession?
(a) He was a baker.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was a priest.
(d) He was a clothing store owner.

13. What author is cited in the narrative as saying "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet"?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(c) Alexandre Dumas.
(d) Rudyard Kipling.

14. In what film does the narrator describe Mickey Rooney playing a "bucktoothed, bespectacled Jap" in Chapter 8?
(a) Watership Down.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) The Last Battle.
(d) Breakfast at Tiffany's.

15. What kind of camera does the narrator describe carrying in the hidden compartment of his rucksack?
(a) A Minox camera.
(b) A Canon camera.
(c) An Aigo camera.
(d) A Polaroid camera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "epicurean" mean in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. Who is the dictator of the Philippines when the narrator leaves in Chapter 1?

5. To what religion does Bon ascribe?

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