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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. How old was the narrator when he swore a blood oath as blood brothers with Bon?
2. What book does the commissar give to the narrator in Chapter 23?
3. What does the navigator say the odds are for successful escape in Chapter 23?
4. For what crime was the navigator reeducated?
5. What television show does the narrator watch with Lana in Chapter 16?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Claude take the narrator and Bon once they arrive in Thailand in Chapter 17?
2. Why does Bon insist on returning to Vietnam for the General in Chapter 13?
3. What conflict does the narrator recall with the General as he falls asleep in Chapter 17?
4. How has the narrator's past year in the prison been described in Chapter 19?
5. What is the question that the commissar says the narrator must answer in Chapter 20?
6. How has the narrative style changed in Chapter 21? Why?
7. What symbolism is revealed when Man waves at the narrator at the end of his reeducation?
8. What is significant about the newspaper article "Move On, War Over"?
9. How does the admiral compare the plight of the troops to Jesus in Chapter 17?
10. What does Man reveal about his sympathies to the narrator in Chapter 22?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is life like for the Vietnamese refugees once they arrive in America? Where does the narrator secure assistance and work? How does he get Bon work? Where do the narrator and Bon live?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of misrepresentation or lack of representation of Vietnamese in Vietnam War films produced in the West. How is this theme developed through the script of The Hamlet?
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