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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The red banner in the commissar's office says "Nothing is more precious than" what?
(a) "Necessity and hope."
(b) "Love and peace."
(c) "Independence and freedom."
(d) "Nothing."

2. Where does the Congressman invite the General in Chapter 15?
(a) To a country club.
(b) To an office building.
(c) To his home.
(d) To a hotel.

3. Where does the grizzled captain say he lost contact with his family in Chapter 13?
(a) Can Tho.
(b) Hai Phong.
(c) Ha Noi.
(d) Da Nang.

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

5. What river does the narrator describe in the distance in Chapter 18?
(a) The Saigon River.
(b) The Red River.
(c) The Mekong River.
(d) The Perfume River.

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

7. What does the narrator describe the doctor, commandant, and the commissar wearing in Chapter 22?
(a) Black suits.
(b) Yellow uniforms.
(c) Red uniforms.
(d) White jackets.

8. During what years was Ho Chi Minh prime minister of Vietnam?
(a) 1945-1955.
(b) 1946-1962.
(c) 1962-1972.
(d) 1959-1965.

9. The narrator begins Chapter 14 saying, "Sometimes the work of a subversive is purposeful, but sometimes, I confess, it is" what?
(a) "Cerebral."
(b) "Murderous."
(c) "Intense."
(d) "Accidental."

10. For how long has the narrator been imprisoned since the ambush in the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

11. What is the first number that Lana performs at the club in Chapter 14?
(a) "Satisfaction."
(b) "Yesterday."
(c) "Black Bird."
(d) "I'd Love You to Want Me."

12. What is the usual ration that the narrator receives in prison in Chapter 19?
(a) Bhan mi.
(b) Mashed potatoes.
(c) Pho.
(d) Boiled manioc.

13. Where does the affectless lieutenant describe "very evil communists" in Chapter 17?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) Laos.
(d) Cambodia.

14. When did Chairman Mao die?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1990.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who greets the narrator and Bon when they arrive in Bangkok in Chapter 17?

3. What kind of truck is waiting for Bon and the narrator when they leave the prison in Chapter 23?

4. How old was the narrator when he swore a blood oath as blood brothers with Bon?

5. Where is the narrator in the beginning of Chapter 23?

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