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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say his father called him in Chapter 2?
(a) "Nothing at all."
(b) "His love child."
(c) "A prodigy."
(d) "A bastard."

2. When did the narrator meet Claude?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1970.

3. What does the narrator say his mother called him in Chapter 2?
(a) "A child prodigy."
(b) "Her tree of life."
(c) "A bastard."
(d) "Her love child."

4. How many fingers does the narrator describe the General having lost in Chapter 1?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. What is the name of Bon's son?
(a) Sonny.
(b) Duc.
(c) Linh.
(d) Claude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where have the narrator and Bon landed in the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. Who wrote the following quote that opens the novel: "Let us not become gloomy as soon as we hear the word 'torture'"?

3. What is the name of Bon's wife?

4. Where does the Department Chair say he met his wife in Chapter 4?

5. How many children does the narrator describe the General having in Chapter 1?

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