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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did this skill reveal to Kien?
(a) That she is not designed for warfare
(b) That she comes from a wealthy family
(c) That she will be famous one day
(d) That Phuong was destined to be a troubled soul

2. How does Kien's friend Tu die?
(a) He draws machine gun fire so that Kien can complete his mission.-
(b) He was shot in the foot
(c) He fell off a cliff
(d) He tried to attack a paratrooper

3. Before Kien started frequenting the Cafe, how many times in his life had he been drunk before?
(a) Three times
(b) Fourteen times
(c) Four times
(d) Twice

4. What does Phuong urge Kien to do after they hear the siren?
(a) To leave Vietnam
(b) To fight the American menace
(c) To stay with her; to desert the army
(d) To take cover

5. Why can Toan be considered a 'rival'?
(a) Because their army superior liked Toan more
(b) Because Toan and Kien were always gambling
(c) Because he also vied for Phuong's affections when they were younger
(d) Because Toan is also a writer

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Toan?

2. Who else frequents the Balcony Cafe?

3. What does the letter urge him to do?

4. What does Kien recognise about the driver of the tram on his return home from the bar?

5. What is the difference between the writing Kien performs during the day and that which he writes at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What musical instrument did Phuong play as a child, which indicates to Kien that she is a troubled soul?

2. What was Phuong forced to become?

3. Where do Kien and Phuong go to escape when they hear about the war?

4. At what bar does Kien meet the young prostitute and other ex-soldiers from the war?

5. Why is Kien taunted by the other soldiers in the abandoned school?

6. What is the significance of the tram driver who takes Kien home from the cafe?

7. What do the characters of Tu and Cam have in common?

8. Describe Kien's parents

9. Why is Kien ridiculed by his fellows in the post war period?

10. Why does Kien almost kill himself?

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