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The Quiet American | Quiz

Graham Greene
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The Quiet American | Quiz

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1)

What does Fowler say to the priest about the sacrament of confession? (from Part 1 Chapter 4)

He tells the priest that he is an atheist.
He tells the priest that he should find something more useful to do.
He tells the priest that he only goes to confession once very ten years.
In his blunt way, Fowler tells the priest that the rite seems unmanly and morbid to him.
2)

What does Fowler think about as he watches the movie? (from Part 4 Chapter 3)

What Wilkins aid about Granger being at the Vieux Moulin.
That no life is charmed. Pyle had had good luck, but luck does not last.
How Pyle would look in tights like Errol Flynn.
What Phuong is doing at that moment.
3)

After Pyle leaves, how long does it take Fowler to get to Saigon? (from Part 1 Chapter 5)

Three weeks
Ten days
Two months
Three days
4)

What is Pyle's urgency to see Fowler? (from Part 1 Chapter 4)

He says Fowler is the only one he trusts.
He wants Fowler to help him on a secret mission.
He needs Forler to help him find general The.
He wants to marry Phuong if she'll have him.
5)

What is it about Pyle that particularly annoys Fowler? (from Part 1 Chapter 5)

Pyle's ignorance of his own naivte.
Pyle's secretive nature that hints he is someone important.
Pyle's cockiness that, given a choice, Phuong will choose him over Fowler.
Pyle's attitude of moral superiority because he doesn't smoke opium.
6)

What does Fowler think of the speech the deputy Pope of Caodaism gives him? (from Part 2 Chapter 2)

That it is incomprehensible.
That it is canned and insincere.
That it is the hope of the Vietnamese people.
That is the sincere belief of the Caodaists.
7)

Who does Wilkins say will be at the Vieux Moulin that night? (from Part 4 Chapter 3)

Joe
Phuong
Miss Hei
Granger
8)

Fowler thinks Granger wants to fight but what does he say when they are outside? (from Part 4 Chapter 3)

"I can't locate Pyle. Do you know where he is?"
"Tell me where you get your opium, Fowler."
"I want to talk to you because I can't talk to those Froggies inside."
"I haven't had a story all day. Give me a good lead."
9)

What is Pyle trying to hide but everyone suspects anyway? (from Part 2 Chapter 1)

That he is really from Russia.
That he has a venereal disease.
That he does not really like girls.
That he is there on some kind of secret mission.
10)

What does Fowler find when he returns to Saigon? (from Part 1 Chapter 5)

A message from the surete to contact them immediately
Pyle is staying in his apartment
A letter from Pyle
Phuong has moved out of his apartment
11)

When Fowler and Pyle talk, against what does Fowler warn Pyle? (from Part 3 Chapter 2)

Negotiating with the Vietminh
Trusting Vigot and the Surete
Trusting Joe too much
Believing in York's Third Force
12)

What drink does Pyle offer Fowler in Tanyin? (from Part 2 Chapter 2)

Lime juice
Gin
Scotch
Warm beer
13)

How does the telegram affect Fowler? (from Part 1 Chapter 5)

He nearly jumps for joy at getting out of Vietnam.
The telegram makes him sad; if he leaves, it means Phuong will marry Pyle.
He knows he won't get his opium pipes in London.
He is angry that they did not consult him first.
14)

What does Fowler wish he had the courage for after Vigot leaves? (from Part 4 Chapter 1)

To call and say, "I did see Pyle that night."
To pack up and leave Indochina
To make his own opium pipe
To commit suicide
15)

Why does Pyle feel the need to speak to Fowler at all? (from Part 1 Chapter 4)

He wants Fowler to order Phuong out of his house.
He thinks Fowler is like Phuong's father and he wants his permission to marry her.
He is ready to kill Fowler if he objects.
He is in love with Phuong and wants to do the honorable thing by Fowler.
16)

What takes Fowler's mind off Pyle and Phuong for a few minutes? (from Part 3 Chapter 1)

He goes along on a French air raid.
He has his cast removed.
He witnesses a murder on the rue Catinat.
He overdoses on opium.
17)

What does Vigot want Fowler to tell him? (from Part 4 Chapter 1)

That he had seen Pyle the night he was murdered.
That Pyle told Fowler who was trying to murder him.
That he had been keeping Pyle's dog for a week.
That Pyle had told him what he was doing in Indochina.
18)

How does Fowler dismiss Pyle when he comes to visit? (from Part 2 Chapter 3)

"Go read some more of your York Harding books."
"Get out and grow up."
"Go away to your Third Force and play with your plastics."
"Get out of my house before I shoot you."
19)

After Fowler leaves a message for Pyle, what does he think he might accomplish? (from Part 4 Chapter 2)

Get Pyle to leave immediately with Phuong because she is in danger.
Perhaps warn Pyle of the danger he is in and get him to stop what he is doing.
Talk Pyle into taking an emergency trip to America.
Go to the Surete and tell them everything he knows about the bombing.
20)

What does Granger demand when he comes to Fowler's table? (from Part 4 Chapter 3)

That Fowler pay him for the girl he lost.
That they go outside.
That Fowler explain his friendship with Pyle.
That they go to Fowler's apartment.
21)

What does Phuong want to see? (from Part 2 Chapter 1)

London and New York
Princess Margaret and Buckingham Palace
Paris and Niagra Falls
Skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty
22)

What does Fowler realize about bicycle pumps? (from Part 3 Chapter 1)

The mold at Mr. Muoi's iss shaped like a half section of a bicycle pump.
They were used to inflate rafts.
They were being replaced with rifle mounts.
They could be made into makeshift mortar firers.
23)

Who are the cardinals of Caodaism? (from Part 2 Chapter 2)

They are monkeys from the sacred mountain.
They are soldiers in disguise.
They are all women.
They are men from the villages.
24)

What does Captain Trouin say he hates most about the war? (from Part 3 Chapter 1)

The night flights
The long hours
The napalm bombing
The dead children
25)

What about the meeting really surprises Fowler? (from Part 1 Chapter 4)

Fowler observes that Pyle mysteriously has very good equipment.
Fowler wonders why the Saigon surete is out there.
Fowler does not understand why Granger would help him.
Fowler is surprised to learn Hei is in the underground.
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