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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What district does the Congressman represent?
(a) Orange County.
(b) Siskiyou County.
(c) Trinity County.
(d) Kings County.

2. What fictional spy character does the narrator describe sleeping peacefully on a bed of nails in Chapter 5?
(a) Basil Argyros.
(b) Jane Blonde.
(c) Alan Blunt.
(d) James Bond.

3. When did the narrator's family flee to the South after living in a northern hamlet?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1959.

4. Where does the narrator land after returning from the movie set in Chapter 12?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Diego.
(d) New York.

5. What food does Madame offer to the narrator when he visits in Chapter 8?
(a) Bahn mi.
(b) Bún bò Huế.
(c) Pho.
(d) Spring rolls.

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

7. 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) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

9. What book is Asia Soo reading when the narrator approaches her by the pool in Chapter 10?
(a) Wild Ducks Flying Backwards.
(b) Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
(c) The Sun Also Rises.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

10. Who is described as the A-Team's only black soldier in the Auteur's film?
(a) Captain Anderson Rockwell.
(b) Sergeant Pete Attucks.
(c) Captain Will Shamus.
(d) Sergeant Jay Walters.

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

12. Where is Asia Soo's mother from?
(a) Japan.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) America.

13. What kind of store does the narrator describe the General opening in Chapter 5?
(a) A liquor store.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A clothing store.
(d) A bakery shop.

14. Who is the dictator of the Philippines when the narrator leaves in Chapter 1?
(a) Ferdinand Marcos.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) Chairman Mao.
(d) Emilio Aguinaldo.

15. How old is Ms. Mori when the narrator begins his affair with her?
(a) 46.
(b) 52.
(c) 39.
(d) 37.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman that Claude was forced to leave behind when he fled Saigon?

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

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

4. Who awaits the narrator when he arrives back in the U.S. from the movie set in Chapter 12?

5. Who has the General enlisted to help the narrator in killing the major in Chapter 5?

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