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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What color pencil does the commandant use because Stalin did, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

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

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

7. 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.

8. The narrator begins Chapter 14 saying, "Sometimes the work of a subversive is purposeful, but sometimes, I confess, it is" what?
(a) "Accidental."
(b) "Intense."
(c) "Murderous."
(d) "Cerebral."

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

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

11. What does the narrator describe marriage as in Chapter 15?
(a) Perfection.
(b) Love.
(c) Union.
(d) Slavery.

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

13. Where does the narrator learn that Lana works in Chapter 14?
(a) At an art gallery.
(b) At a hotel.
(c) At a butcher shop.
(d) At a train station.

14. What is the first number that Lana performs at the club in Chapter 14?
(a) "Yesterday."
(b) "I'd Love You to Want Me."
(c) "Satisfaction."
(d) "Black Bird."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the commissar offer the narrator to drink when he visits him for his last meeting in Chapter 23?

3. What is played over the loudspeakers to torture the narrator in Chapter 22?

4. What is contained on the jar on the commandant's desk?

5. What does the narrator describe the doctor, commandant, and the commissar wearing in Chapter 22?

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