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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the grizzled captain say he lost contact with his family in Chapter 13?
(a) Can Tho.
(b) Da Nang.
(c) Hai Phong.
(d) Ha Noi.

2. What is Violet listed as in the credits for the film in Chapter 17?
(a) Assistant producer.
(b) Leading actress.
(c) Sound designer.
(d) Director.

3. When did Chairman Mao die?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1990.

4. What was the narrator's father's profession?
(a) He was a banker.
(b) He was a priest.
(c) He was a baker.
(d) He was a clothing store owner.

5. What character is the Thespian playing in the film?
(a) Captain Anderson Rockwell.
(b) Sergeant Jay Walters.
(c) Captain Will Shamus.
(d) Sergeant Jay Bellamy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the General's store located, according to the narrator in Chapter 5?

2. At what time does the narrator arrive at Sonny's apartment to kill him in Chapter 16?

3. Where does the narrator take the General and Madame to the Congressman's house for dinner in Chapter 7?

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

5. During what years was Ho Chi Minh prime minister of Vietnam?

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