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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What film of the Auteur's is described in Chapter 8 as "A critically lauded movie about the travails of Greek American youth in the inflamed streets of Detroit"?
(a) Hard Knock.
(b) Watership Down.
(c) Venice Beach.
(d) The Thin Red Line.

2. How old was the communist agent with the papers in her mouth when she was arrested?
(a) 32.
(b) 19.
(c) 26.
(d) 22.

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

4. What is described as "the cue for the evacuation's final phase" in Chapter 5?
(a) "The American National Anthem."
(b) "Hey Joe."
(c) "Yesterday."
(d) "White Christmas."

5. Where is Asia Soo's father from?
(a) Korea.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) Vietnam.

6. What infamous Nazi does the author describe in Chapter 8?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Joseph Goebbels.
(c) Frank Hans.
(d) Wilhelm Frick.

7. When did the narrator meet Claude?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1970.

8. What Founding Father does the narrator describe having said that an older mistress is a wonderful thing in Chapter 5?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

9. Where does the narrator describe finally seeing the Auteur's film in Chapter 10?
(a) In New York.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In Bangkok.
(d) In Los Angeles.

10. Who is the author of Asian Communism and the Oriental Mode of Destruction?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Chairman Mao.
(c) Richard Hedd.
(d) Nikolay Chernyshevsky.

11. What do the extras bring to the narrator at the hospital in Chapter 11?
(a) His rucksack and his clothing.
(b) A fruit basket and bottle of Johnnie Walker.
(c) Water and oranges.
(d) A refined script sent by the director.

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

13. What was Lana's major in college?
(a) American History.
(b) Biology.
(c) Theater.
(d) Art history.

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

15. For how many years does the narrator say he lived in the villa with the General when the Fall of Saigon occurred in Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ms. Mori when the narrator begins his affair with her?

2. What word in the novel refers to the practice of concealing a message within another message?

3. What kind of camera does the narrator describe carrying in the hidden compartment of his rucksack?

4. What is the name of Bon's wife?

5. Where does the narrator first arrive in the United States in Chapter 4?

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