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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the proper response to the coded question "Can you take us to our uncle's funeral" for the ferryman in Chapter 23?
(a) "Your uncle was for the communists."
(b) "Your uncle was a great man."
(c) "The funeral is far away."
(d) "Where is your uncle's funeral?"

3. What kind of truck is waiting for Bon and the narrator when they leave the prison in Chapter 23?
(a) A Ford truck.
(b) A Molotova truck.
(c) A Toyota truck.
(d) A Chevy truck.

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

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

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

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

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

9. How many sons does the navigator have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

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

12. What is the title of the newspaper article Sonny writes about the field maneuvers in Chapter 14?
(a) "Accidental Tourists."
(b) "Communism Arises."
(c) "Move On, War Over."
(d) "War on the Front Lines."

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

14. During what years was Ho Chi Minh president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam?
(a) 1955-1962.
(b) 1945-1969.
(c) 1962-1972.
(d) 1950-1969.

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

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 does the doctor tell the narrator to do with his confession in Chapter 23?

3. For how long has the narrator been imprisoned since the ambush in the beginning of Chapter 19?

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

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

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