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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color pencil does the commandant use because Stalin did, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

2. On what date did the Fall of Saigon occur?
(a) April 30, 1975.
(b) June 20, 1972.
(c) March 1, 1974.
(d) April 3, 1976.

3. What country has Vietnam invaded and seized in Chapter 23?
(a) Laos.
(b) China.
(c) Cambodia.
(d) Thailand.

4. What is Ms. Mori's first name?
(a) Claudia.
(b) Violet.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Sophia.

5. What does the navigator say the odds are for successful escape in Chapter 23?
(a) 60/40.
(b) 70/30.
(c) 50/50.
(d) 80/20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman that Claude was forced to leave behind when he fled Saigon?

2. What author is cited in the narrative as saying "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet"?

3. How much older is the narrator than Lana?

4. What is the proper response to the coded question "Can you take us to our uncle's funeral" for the ferryman in Chapter 23?

5. What does the narrator describe marriage as in Chapter 15?

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