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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 film of the Auteur's is described in Chapter 8 as "A critically lauded movie about the travails of Greek American youth in the inflamed streets of Detroit"?
3. Where does the narrator land after returning from the movie set in Chapter 12?
4. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Under Asian communism, everything but" what "is free"?
5. Who wrote the following quote that opens the novel: "Let us not become gloomy as soon as we hear the word 'torture'"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information does the narrator learn from Man in Chapter 4? How does he receive this information?
2. How is the theme of duality introduced in Chapter 1?
3. What happens to Bon's family as they flee Vietnam in Chapter 3?
4. How does the narrator describe the task of a spy in Chapter 11?
5. Who is Claude? How does the narrator know this character?
6. Who are the main characters in the film The Hamlet?
7. Who is the Congressman and how is his character first introduced?
8. How would you describe the narrator's relationship with the Auteur?
9. How does the narrator become involved in the production of the film The Hamlet?
10. What does the narrator fear when he is called in to speak with the General at the opening of the store in Chapter 5? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the murder of Sonny in the novel. Why does the General order Sonny's execution? Who commits the murder? Where does the murder take place? How is Sonny killed?
Essay Topic 2
What is life like for the Vietnamese refugees once they arrive in America? Where does the narrator secure assistance and work? How does he get Bon work? Where do the narrator and Bon live?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of duality in The Sympathizer. How does the author establish this theme in the first lines of the novel? How does the theme of duality evolve throughout the story? What symbolism relates to this theme?
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