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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the narrator meet Claude?

2. Where does Lana attend college?

3. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck?

4. What district does the Congressman represent?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the "Vietnamese" actors in The Hamlet with speaking roles and how are they described?

2. How would you describe the narrative style of The Sympathizer?

3. What is the narrator's relationship to the General?

4. How would you describe the narrator and protagonist of The Sympathizer?

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

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

7. What happens to Bon's family as they flee Vietnam in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the methods used for communication between the narrator and Man. How do they send letters to one another and what is used for invisible ink? How does the narrator record documents and photos to send to Man?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of betrayal in the novel. What are examples of acts of betrayal committed by the narrator and other characters? How is this theme supported through imagery, symbolism, and setting?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the assassination of the crapulent major. What leads the General to order his murder? Who assists the narrator in committing the execution? Why? How does the narrator feel about this action?

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