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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the commissar offer the narrator to drink when he visits him for his last meeting in Chapter 23?
(a) Wine.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Tea.
(d) Brandy.

3. Where do Bon and the narrator go to discuss the narrator's mission with Sonny in Chapter 16?
(a) A billiards hall.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A movie theater.

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

5. What does Bon threaten the shoplifters with in Chapter 15?
(a) A lasso.
(b) A knife.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A baseball bat.

6. For how long do Bon and the narrator ride in the truck after leaving the prison in Chapter 23?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 4 days.

7. Who is the commissar revealed to be in Chapter 19?
(a) Bon.
(b) The General.
(c) Man.
(d) The Auteur.

8. What does the narrator describe marriage as in Chapter 15?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Love.
(c) Perfection.
(d) Union.

9. How many "apostles" does the admiral say they have in the camp in Chapter 17?
(a) 200.
(b) 350.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

10. What does the commandant drink during his meeting with the narrator in Chapter 19?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Rice wine.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Brandy.

11. Where is the narrator in the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) The General's office.
(b) The prison cell.
(c) Bon's office.
(d) The navigator's house.

12. What does the narrator put on after killing Sonny in Chapter 16?
(a) A blond wig and sunglasses.
(b) A woman's dress.
(c) A black hood and scarf.
(d) A red wig and glasses.

13. What drinks does the narrator buy for Lana at the club in Chapter 14?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Vodka martinis.
(c) Gimlets.
(d) Scotch and sodas.

14. What does Bon say happened to the Lao farmer in Chapter 23?
(a) He was drowned by the torturers by water-boarding.
(b) He ran away and escaped.
(c) He vanished in the river trying to escape.
(d) He shot himself.

15. What kind of gun does the narrator take to kill Sonny with in Chapter 16?
(a) A Walther P22.
(b) A Vickers machine gun.
(c) A M2 Browning.
(d) A Winchester 97.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in the book refers to a woman professionally trained to assist a woman in childbirth?

2. What is Violet listed as in the credits for the film in Chapter 17?

3. What word from Chapter 15 refers to a celestial nymph?

4. Where does Lana say she'd like to live if not in Los Angeles in Chapter 14?

5. For how long does the narrator say he lived in the north in Vietnam in Chapter 19?

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