Describe Tang's childhood. What is it about his childhood that prepares him for a role in the resistance?

How does Tang come to know Ho Chi Minh? What is the impact of this meeting? What is the role of Minh in the government?

What is it that finally makes Tang realize that the government he helped create is flawed? Describe this government and Tang's reaction to this eventual understanding.

Why does Tang take up residence in the jungle? Describe his life during this time.

What is it that Tang had hoped to see accomplished by the resistance? Do any of these things come to pass? How does Tang hope the new government will differ from the former? What is the reality of the government?

What happens to Tang during his arrest? Why is he moved to another prison?

What happens to Tang's brothers and...