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

2. What does the commissar offer the narrator to drink when he visits him for his last meeting in Chapter 23?

3. For how long has the narrator been imprisoned since the ambush in the beginning of Chapter 19?

4. Who does the commandant refer to as "our greatest revolutionary poet" in Chapter 19?

5. At what time does the narrator arrive at Sonny's apartment to kill him in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolized in the narrator's dream about the kapok tree in Chapter 13?

2. How does the admiral compare the plight of the troops to Jesus in Chapter 17?

3. What is the answer to the question that the narrator must answer to the commmissar in the end of the novel?

4. How is Abe's story related in Chapter 13?

5. How is the theme of betrayal explored in Chapter 18?

6. What conflict does the narrator recall with the General as he falls asleep in Chapter 17?

7. What conflict takes place between the narrator and Sonny in Chapter 13?

8. What does the narrator confess to Sonny before killing him? Why?

9. What does Man reveal about his sympathies to the narrator in Chapter 22?

10. What is significant about the newspaper article "Move On, War Over"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative and language styles of The Sympathizer. What is the framing device that is used to set up the story? From whose point of view is the story related? How would the novel differ if told from a different narrative style?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does the General respond when he discovers the courtship between the narrator and Lana? How does the narrator feel about the General's response? How does Madame feel about the situation?

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