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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how long does the narrator say he lived in the north in Vietnam in Chapter 19?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 12 years.

3. For how long does Sonny say he's lived in the U.S. in Chapter 13?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. Where did the narrator, Bon, and Man swear their blood oath?
(a) In a salich grove.
(b) In a rice paddy.
(c) In a tamarind grove.
(d) In an elm grove.

5. What does the doctor tell the narrator to do with his confession in Chapter 23?
(a) To copy it.
(b) To sell it.
(c) To eat it.
(d) To burn it.

6. When did Chairman Mao die?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1990.

7. Where do the narrator and Bon go to see Lana sing in Chapter 14?
(a) The Bar Cerullo.
(b) The Club Paltry.
(c) The Roosevelt Hotel.
(d) The Four Seasons.

8. What word from Chapter 22 refers to the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation?
(a) Elocution.
(b) Vivisection.
(c) Augument.
(d) Intersection.

9. Where does Sonny say Abe is now in Chapter 13?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Germany.
(c) Japan.
(d) England.

10. Where does the commissar say Bon and the narrator are going to contact Bon's cousin in Chapter 23?
(a) Laos.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Paris.
(d) Patagonia.

11. What does the commandant drink during his meeting with the narrator in Chapter 19?
(a) Rice wine.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Brandy.

12. The commandant tells the narrator in Chapter 19, "you are a communist only in name. In practice, you are" what?
(a) "A traitor."
(b) "A republican victor."
(c) "A bourgeois intellectual."
(d) "A loathesome murderer."

13. How did the narrator's father die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was stabbed.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was in a car accident.

14. How many "apostles" does the admiral say they have in the camp in Chapter 17?
(a) 50.
(b) 200.
(c) 350.
(d) 100.

15. What is the usual ration that the narrator receives in prison in Chapter 19?
(a) Bhan mi.
(b) Boiled manioc.
(c) Mashed potatoes.
(d) Pho.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe marriage as in Chapter 15?

2. What does Sonny offer the narrator to drink at his apartment in Chapter 16?

3. What color do the narrator and his entourage wear as they cross the border in Chapter 18?

4. What television show does the narrator watch with Lana in Chapter 16?

5. Where does the General say his men were surrounded when he was taken to a Communist prison camp in Chapter 16?

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