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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 is the name of the film that the narrator is to advise about?

2. What is the dish soap that James Yoon is known for promoting in television commercials?

3. Where did Madame organize a Tet celebration, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

4. On what day of the week does the General's store opening occur in Chapter 5?

5. What is the name of the older Vietnamese brother in the Auteur's film?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's relationship to the General?

2. What is the first business venture the General undertakes in the U.S.? Why?

3. Who are the "Vietnamese" actors in The Hamlet with speaking roles and how are they described?

4. What happens to Bon's family as they flee Vietnam in Chapter 3?

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

6. How would you describe the narrative style of The Sympathizer?

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

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

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

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

Describe and discuss the methods of torture used on the narrator during "reeducation." What are the effects of these methods? How is the narrator affected both mentally and physically? How is he led to recover?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the events surrounding the Fall of Saigon. When did the Fall of Saigon occur? For how many years was the Vietnam War fought? How does the author depict these events in The Sympathizer?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of misrepresentation or lack of representation of Vietnamese in Vietnam War films produced in the West. How is this theme developed through the script of The Hamlet?

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