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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movie does the narrator go to see with Bon in Chapter 17?
(a) Apocalypse Now.
(b) Plattoon.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) The Hamlet.

2. Who greets the narrator and Bon when they arrive in Bangkok in Chapter 17?
(a) Claude.
(b) Man.
(c) The General.
(d) The Auteur.

3. Who leads the narrator's group on their journey across the border in Chapter 18?
(a) A Vietnamese refugee and a Japanese scout.
(b) A Cambodian farmer and a Russian scout.
(c) A Hmong farmer and a Lao scout.
(d) A Lao farmer and a Hmong scout.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 19, "What my time in the cave taught me is that the ultimate life-and-death struggle is" what?
(a) "With ourselves."
(b) "Inevitable."
(c) "On its way."
(d) "Already over."

5. What is the revue that Lana performs for in Chapter 14?
(a) Milano.
(b) The Bridge.
(c) Cats.
(d) Fantasia.

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

7. What phrase does the narrator describe as Ho Chi Minh's "empty suit" in Chapter 23?
(a) "It is clear that the arm of criticism cannot replace the criticism of arms."
(b) "Victory will win over the masses."
(c) "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom."
(d) "History is nothing but the actions of men in pursuit of their ends."

8. Where does Lana say she'd like to live if not in Los Angeles in Chapter 14?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

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

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

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

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

13. What does the narrator put on after killing Sonny in Chapter 16?
(a) A red wig and glasses.
(b) A woman's dress.
(c) A black hood and scarf.
(d) A blond wig and sunglasses.

14. What is contained on the jar on the commandant's desk?
(a) An elephant fetus.
(b) A gorilla fetus.
(c) Pickled beets.
(d) A baby with two heads.

15. Who does the commandant refer to as "our greatest revolutionary poet" in Chapter 19?
(a) To Huu.
(b) Nguyen Khuyen.
(c) Van Cao.
(d) Tran Te Xuong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator carry his copy of Asian Communism and the Oriental Mode of Destruction in Chapter 18?

2. What is the first number that Lana performs at the club in Chapter 14?

3. The red banner in the commissar's office says "Nothing is more precious than" what?

4. What country has Vietnam invaded and seized in Chapter 23?

5. How many sons does the navigator have?

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