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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The red banner in the commissar's office says "Nothing is more precious than" what?
(a) "Love and peace."
(b) "Independence and freedom."
(c) "Nothing."
(d) "Necessity and hope."

2. What does Bon threaten the shoplifters with in Chapter 15?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A lasso.
(c) A baseball bat.
(d) A knife.

3. What word from Chapter 23 means seemingly absurd or self-contradictory?
(a) Illustrious.
(b) Paradoxical.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Industrious.

4. What television show does the narrator watch with Lana in Chapter 16?
(a) Cheers.
(b) Maude.
(c) Mork and Mindy.
(d) The Jeffersons.

5. What does the narrator bring to Ms. Mori's house in Chapter 13?
(a) Wine and cigars.
(b) Vodka and cigarettes.
(c) Scotch and bread.
(d) Chinese takeout and sodas.

6. Where does the affectless lieutenant describe "very evil communists" in Chapter 17?
(a) Cambodia.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) Laos.

7. How old was the narrator when he swore a blood oath as blood brothers with Bon?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

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

9. 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.

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

11. What kind of gun does the commissar place in the narrator's hand in Chapter 22?
(a) A Tokarev.
(b) An M32.
(c) A Smith & Wesson 317.
(d) A Skoda 28.

12. What word from Chapter 16 refers to the treatment of light and shade in painting?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Augument.
(c) Articulation.
(d) Chiaroscuro.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does the commissar give to the narrator in Chapter 23?

2. When did Chairman Mao die?

3. What kind of gun does Bon carry as he and the narrator cross the border in Chapter 18?

4. Where does the commissar say Bon and the narrator are going to contact Bon's cousin in Chapter 23?

5. What does the commandant drink during his meeting with the narrator in Chapter 19?

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