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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Under Asian communism, everything but" what "is free"?
(a) "Life."
(b) "Politics."
(c) "Sex."
(d) "Death."

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

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

4. How tall is Claude described as in Chapter 1?
(a) 5'11".
(b) 6'2".
(c) 5'8".
(d) 6'4".

5. On what date did the Fall of Saigon occur?
(a) June 20, 1972.
(b) March 1, 1974.
(c) April 3, 1976.
(d) April 30, 1975.

6. How many fingers does the narrator describe the General having lost in Chapter 1?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

8. Who is the young student that the narrator describes discussing Mao with him and Man in Chapter 11?
(a) Sonny.
(b) Ngo.
(c) Claude.
(d) Bon.

9. To what religion does Bon ascribe?
(a) Islam.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Catholicism.

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

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

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

13. Where is the General's store located, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?
(a) On North Broadway.
(b) On Hollywood Boulevard.
(c) On Houston Street.
(d) On Atlantic Avenue.

14. What does the narrator brush over the letters from his aunt in order to see the hidden messages in Chapter 4?
(a) Iodine.
(b) Salt water.
(c) Sugar water.
(d) Milk.

15. How does the narrator describe having broken the Watchman during interrogation in Chapter 11?
(a) By threatening to kill the Watchman's family.
(b) By threatening to falsely reveal the Watchman is gay.
(c) By threatening to reveal that the Watchman is communist.
(d) By threatening to reveal that the Watchman is a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character is the Idol playing in the film?

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

3. Madame exclaims in Chapter 7, "The worst thing about living in America is" what?

4. What is one of the nicknames for the Congressman that the narrator describes in Chapter 7?

5. What kind of store does the narrator describe the General opening in Chapter 5?

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