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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose gold-painted bust sits in the commissar's office?
(a) Chairman Mao's.
(b) Ho Chi Minh's.
(c) Ngo Dinh Diem's.
(d) Nguyen Cao Ky's.

2. What color beret does the General wear in Chapter 13?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

3. What does the commissar offer the narrator to drink when he visits him for his last meeting in Chapter 23?
(a) Tea.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Wine.

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

5. How many marines accompany the narrator and Bon across the border in Chapter 18?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

6. What book does the commissar give to the narrator in Chapter 23?
(a) Das Kapital.
(b) The Communist Manifesto.
(c) Leave of Grass.
(d) Asian Communism and the Oriental Mode of Destruction.

7. At what time does the narrator arrive at Sonny's apartment to kill him in Chapter 16?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 7 p.m.
(d) 6 p.m.

8. When did Ho Chi Minh die?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1954.

9. What word from Chapter 19 means having an obstinately uncooperative attitute or discipline?
(a) Recalcitrant.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Redundant.
(d) Ardent.

10. What does the navigator say the odds are for successful escape in Chapter 23?
(a) 60/40.
(b) 50/50.
(c) 80/20.
(d) 70/30.

11. Where do Bon and the narrator go to discuss the narrator's mission with Sonny in Chapter 16?
(a) A billiards hall.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A movie theater.

12. How much older is the narrator than Lana?
(a) 9 years older.
(b) 5 years older.
(c) 2 years older.
(d) 12 years older.

13. Where does the grizzled captain say he lost contact with his family in Chapter 13?
(a) Da Nang.
(b) Ha Noi.
(c) Can Tho.
(d) Hai Phong.

14. Who is the commissar revealed to be in Chapter 19?
(a) Bon.
(b) Man.
(c) The Auteur.
(d) The General.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does the narrator say he lived in the north in Vietnam in Chapter 19?

2. How did the narrator's father die?

3. Where does the commandant describe being held prisoner in Chapter 19?

4. Who greets the narrator and Bon when they arrive in Bangkok in Chapter 17?

5. What word from Chapter 16 refers to the treatment of light and shade in painting?

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