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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sonny offer the narrator to drink at his apartment in Chapter 16?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Gin.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Wine.

3. Where is the narrator in the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) The navigator's house.
(b) The prison cell.
(c) The General's office.
(d) Bon's office.

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

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

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

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

8. For how long has the narrator been imprisoned since the ambush in the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

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

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

11. What does Bon say happened to the Lao farmer in Chapter 23?
(a) He vanished in the river trying to escape.
(b) He shot himself.
(c) He ran away and escaped.
(d) He was drowned by the torturers by water-boarding.

12. Where do the narrator and Bon change planes on their trip to Thailand in Chapter 17?
(a) Japan.
(b) Guam.
(c) Cambodia.
(d) Laos.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Bon give to the narrator from the General in the beginning of Chapter 17?

4. What does the commandant say the narrator is as opposed to a prisoner in Chapter 19?

5. Where does the affectless lieutenant describe "very evil communists" in Chapter 17?

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