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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the General say his men were surrounded when he was taken to a Communist prison camp in Chapter 16?

2. Where does Sonny say Abe is now in Chapter 13?

3. For how long do Bon and the narrator ride in the truck after leaving the prison in Chapter 23?

4. What does Sonny offer the narrator to drink at his apartment in Chapter 16?

5. Where did the narrator, Bon, and Man swear their blood oath?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Claude take the narrator and Bon once they arrive in Thailand in Chapter 17?

2. What memory of his father's death does the narrator recall in Chapter 18?

3. What is symbolized in the narrator's dream about the kapok tree in Chapter 13?

4. What does the narrator confess to Sonny before killing him? Why?

5. What is significant about the newspaper article "Move On, War Over"?

6. How does the admiral compare the plight of the troops to Jesus in Chapter 17?

7. What is revealed in the jar on the commandant's desk? What does it symbolize?

8. How is Abe's story related in Chapter 13?

9. How has the narrative style changed in Chapter 21? Why?

10. What is significant about Ms. Mori's family photos being set out in Chapter 13?

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