The Quiet American Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Fowler rushes out to see if he can find Phuong in the wreckage, what does Pyle tell him?
(a) Go home, Phuong is waiting there.
(b) She's not there, I warned her not to go.
(c) Phuong is at the attache's office.
(d) Get out of here, there's nothing you can do!

2. Why does Pyle feel the need to speak to Fowler at all?
(a) He is ready to kill Fowler if he objects.
(b) He is in love with Phuong and wants to do the honorable thing by Fowler.
(c) He thinks Fowler is like Phuong's father and he wants his permission to marry her.
(d) He wants Fowler to order Phuong out of his house.

3. What does a priest offer Fowler?
(a) To notify his relatives
(b) To give him a ride to Saigon
(c) To hear his confession
(d) To let him stay in the rectory

4. Who are the cardinals of Caodaism?
(a) They are all women.
(b) They are men from the villages.
(c) They are monkeys from the sacred mountain.
(d) They are soldiers in disguise.

5. What happens right after the American girls leave The Pavillon?
(a) It begins to rain heavily.
(b) A French woman comes to Fowler's table.
(c) A bomb goes off near the bar.
(d) Pyle enters with a disguised General The.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fowler perceive the man who is selling the place?

2. What does Fowler dream after he finally falls asleep?

3. What happens when someone comes demanding that Pyle and Fowler be brought down?

4. What does Fowler see when he goes out?

5. What drink does Pyle offer Fowler in Tanyin?

(see the answer key)

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