1. What does Fowler think about the prospects of the French holding the north?
(a) He thinks that the French can hold Northern Vietnam if the Chinese don't intervene.
(b) He thinks it will be a decades long standoff.
(c) He thinks the French will have to bring in allies to help.
(d) He thinks the French will pull out and leave it for the communists.

2. What is Phuong's favorite reading subject matter?
(a) The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
(b) The latest scandals in Hollywood
(c) The British Royal Family, especially Princess Margaret
(d) The stock market in the Wall Street Journal

3. What is Pyle's urgency to see Fowler?
(a) He wants Fowler to help him on a secret mission.
(b) He wants to marry Phuong if she'll have him.
(c) He needs Forler to help him find general The.
(d) He says Fowler is the only one he trusts.

4. Why does Fowler leave Phuong in the trishaw and go into the House of Five Hundred Girls?
(a) Fowler wants to see if they have any new girls.
(b) Fowler thinks he hears gun shots.
(c) Fowler sees the policemen for the surete coming and goes to warn Pyle.
(d) Fowler suddenly feels protective of Pyle and goes in to rescue him.

5. How does Pyle tell Fowler he got to Phat Diem?
(a) Pyle tells Fowler he hiked the whole way.
(b) Pyle says he came in a military Jeep.
(c) Pyle says he parachuetted out of a plane.
(d) Pyle relates how he came to Phat Diem alone and by boat.