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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Auteur's gardener?
(a) Jason.
(b) Jose.
(c) Danny Boy.
(d) Sonny.

2. To what song does the General go onstage to dance with the performer at the wedding in Chapter 7?
(a) "Twist and Shout."
(b) "Satisfaction."
(c) "Black is Black."
(d) "Black Bird."

3. What is described as "the cue for the evacuation's final phase" in Chapter 5?
(a) "The American National Anthem."
(b) "Hey Joe."
(c) "Yesterday."
(d) "White Christmas."

4. What item are the members of the narrator's team given to wear over their hearts in Chapter 18?
(a) A picture of the Virgin Mary.
(b) A metal shield.
(c) A picture of Chairman Mao.
(d) A picture of Jesus Christ.

5. What district does the Congressman represent?
(a) Kings County.
(b) Trinity County.
(c) Siskiyou County.
(d) Orange County.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of store does the narrator describe the General opening in Chapter 5?

2. When did Lana come to America to attend college?

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

4. Where does the narrator learn that Lana works in Chapter 14?

5. The narrator describes working his first assignment under whose supervision at the National Interrogation Center in Saigon?

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