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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years does the narrator say he lived in the villa with the General when the Fall of Saigon occurred in Chapter 1?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. Who is the dictator of the Philippines when the narrator leaves in Chapter 1?
(a) Ferdinand Marcos.
(b) Emilio Aguinaldo.
(c) Chairman Mao.
(d) Karl Marx.

3. What author is cited in the narrative as saying "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet"?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Alexandre Dumas.
(c) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(d) Rudyard Kipling.

4. Where have the narrator and Bon landed in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) Laos.
(d) Guam.

5. Who has the General enlisted to help the narrator in killing the major in Chapter 5?
(a) Madame.
(b) Sonny.
(c) Bon.
(d) Claude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Asian Communism and the Oriental Mode of Destruction?

2. To what song does the General go onstage to dance with the performer at the wedding in Chapter 7?

3. What Founding Father does the narrator describe having said that an older mistress is a wonderful thing in Chapter 5?

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

5. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck?

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