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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "epicurean" mean in Chapter 1?
(a) A writer of poetry.
(b) A flower from northeast Asia.
(c) A type of lobster.
(d) A lover of sensual pleasures.

2. What film of the Auteur's is described in Chapter 8 as "A critically lauded movie about the travails of Greek American youth in the inflamed streets of Detroit"?
(a) The Thin Red Line.
(b) Venice Beach.
(c) Watership Down.
(d) Hard Knock.

3. The narrator writes to the Commandant in Chapter 7, "We're revolutionaries, and revolutionaries can never be" what?
(a) "Killed."
(b) "Betrayed."
(c) "Honest."
(d) "Innocent."

4. On what day of the week does the General's store opening occur in Chapter 5?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Thursday.

5. What kind of camera does the narrator describe carrying in the hidden compartment of his rucksack?
(a) A Polaroid camera.
(b) A Canon camera.
(c) An Aigo camera.
(d) A Minox camera.

6. What kind of traditional dress does the narrator describe Lana having worn as a girl in Chapter 7?
(a) A zhongshan.
(b) A cheongsam.
(c) An ao dai.
(d) A tangzhuang.

7. How old was the communist agent with the papers in her mouth when she was arrested?
(a) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 32.
(d) 26.

8. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Under Asian communism, everything but" what "is free"?
(a) "Sex."
(b) "Death."
(c) "Politics."
(d) "Life."

9. What does the Congressman say that the movie is about that he is advising on in Chapter 7?
(a) The Tet Offensive.
(b) The Nixon Doctrine.
(c) The Ho Chi Minh Campaign.
(d) The Phoenix Program.

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

11. Who has the General enlisted to help the narrator in killing the major in Chapter 5?
(a) Madame.
(b) Claude.
(c) Sonny.
(d) Bon.

12. What food does Madame offer to the narrator when he visits in Chapter 8?
(a) Pho.
(b) Bún bò Huế.
(c) Bahn mi.
(d) Spring rolls.

13. What kind of store does the narrator describe the General opening in Chapter 5?
(a) A clothing store.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A bakery shop.
(d) A liquor store.

14. What is the name of Bon's wife?
(a) Violet.
(b) Lana.
(c) Sofia.
(d) Linh.

15. What is the name of the Vietnamese sister in the Auteur's film?
(a) Asia.
(b) Linh.
(c) Lana.
(d) Mai.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what song does the General go onstage to dance with the performer at the wedding in Chapter 7?

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

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

4. What is one of the nicknames for the Congressman that the narrator describes in Chapter 7?

5. What do the extras bring to the narrator at the hospital in Chapter 11?

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