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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character is the Idol playing in the film?

2. To what religion does Bon ascribe?

3. What district does the Congressman represent?

4. What does the narrator claim to be guilty of in his confession in Chapter 5?

5. What word in the novel refers to the practice of concealing a message within another message?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the narrator's relationship with the Auteur?

2. Who are the main characters in the film The Hamlet?

3. What are the narrator's main duties on the set of The Hamlet?

4. What information does the narrator learn from Man in Chapter 4? How does he receive this information?

5. How does the narrator become involved in the production of the film The Hamlet?

6. What does the narrator say about the crapulent major's death in Chapter 7?

7. How would you describe the narrator and protagonist of The Sympathizer?

8. How does the narrator describe the task of a spy in Chapter 11?

9. How does the narrator become injured in Chapter 11?

10. How is the theme of religion explored in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Claude? What is the narrator's relationship with this character? How did they first meet? How has their relationship grown?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the narrative and language styles of The Sympathizer. What is the framing device that is used to set up the story? From whose point of view is the story related? How would the novel differ if told from a different narrative style?

Essay Topic 3

How does the General respond when he discovers the courtship between the narrator and Lana? How does the narrator feel about the General's response? How does Madame feel about the situation?

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