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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. How tall is Claude described as in Chapter 1?

2. What do the extras bring to the narrator at the hospital in Chapter 11?

3. Where does the narrator describe attending a wedding in Chapter 7?

4. How many fingers does the narrator describe the General having lost in Chapter 1?

5. What character is the Thespian playing in the film?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of duality introduced in Chapter 1?

2. Who is Professor Hammer and what is his relationship to the narrator?

3. How would you describe the narrator's relationships with his parents?

4. How is the theme of sympathy explored in Chapter 12?

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

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

7. Whom does the narrator become entranced by at the wedding in Chapter 7? Why?

8. Who is the Congressman and how is his character first introduced?

9. How is the Auteur's welcome party described in Chapter 10?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of betrayal in the novel. What are examples of acts of betrayal committed by the narrator and other characters? How is this theme supported through imagery, symbolism, and setting?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the friendship between Bon, Man, and the narrator. When did they meet? What event brought them close together? For how long have they been friends? How has their friendship evolved?

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