View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what film does the narrator describe Mickey Rooney playing a "bucktoothed, bespectacled Jap" in Chapter 8?
(a) The Last Battle.
(b) Watership Down.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) Breakfast at Tiffany's.

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

4. What does the narrator say his mother called him in Chapter 2?
(a) "Her love child."
(b) "A child prodigy."
(c) "A bastard."
(d) "Her tree of life."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ms. Mori when the narrator begins his affair with her?

2. What is the dish soap that James Yoon is known for promoting in television commercials?

3. What district does the Congressman represent?

4. What kind of traditional dress does the narrator describe Lana having worn as a girl in Chapter 7?

5. How many children does the narrator describe the General having in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of religion explored in Chapter 5?

2. How does the narrator describe the task of a spy in Chapter 11?

3. How is the theme of duality explored in Chapter 4?

4. How is the Auteur's welcome party described in Chapter 10?

5. Whom does the narrator become entranced by at the wedding in Chapter 7? Why?

6. What are the narrator's criticisms of the script for The Hamlet?

7. What does the narrator remark about propaganda in Chapter 11?

8. What is the first business venture the General undertakes in the U.S.? Why?

9. How is the theme of sympathy explored in Chapter 12?

10. Who is Sofia Mori? How does the narrator meet this character?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 707 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample