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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what religion does Bon ascribe?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Islam.

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

3. To whom is the narrator writing his confession in Chapter 2?
(a) To the General.
(b) To the Congressman.
(c) To Bon.
(d) To the Commandant.

4. Where does the narrator say Ms. Mori lives in Chapter 5?
(a) The Upper East Side.
(b) Skid Row.
(c) The Hackensack neighborhood.
(d) The Crenshaw neighborhood.

5. What Founding Father does the narrator describe having said that an older mistress is a wonderful thing in Chapter 5?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator say his mother called him in Chapter 2?

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