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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tang's grandfather teach his clan each Sunday?
(a) A proper Vietnamese diet.
(b) How to achieve artistic development.
(c) The elements of political regimes.
(d) The precepts of Confucian ethics.

2. What did Tang's father decide to do when violence began to erupt in Saigon in 1945?
(a) Evacuate the family to the provinces.
(b) Move the family to Thailand.
(c) Join the armed forces.
(d) Ship his sons off to Paris.

3. What did Ho Chi Minh give Tang at the end of their afternoon tea together at Montmorency?
(a) A recital of Confucianist sayings.
(b) An autographed photograph.
(c) A teacup momento.
(d) A book of Vietnamese history.

4. What did Tang's wife ultimately do about her marriage in Chapter 3?
(a) She commited suicide.
(b) She returned to Tang and had her child.
(c) She left the marriage to obey her father.
(d) She stayed married to Tang through letters.

5. Why were Tang and a fellow pharmacy student, Miss Ly, chosen to have tea with Ho Chi Minh?
(a) They were from the south.
(b) They were the brightest students.
(c) He chose them at random.
(d) He saw them as future leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ho Chi Minh explained Vietnamese history to Tang, what did he say about the French?

2. What punishment did the tribunal bestow upon Tang, besides prison, that may have interfered deeply with Tang's credibility within Vietnamese society?

3. Why did the guards forget to feed Tang and the other prisoners in the police headquarters for a couple of days in Chapter 11?

4. What happened to Diem and Nhu during the coup in Chapter 6?

5. What school subject did Tang enjoy more so than chemistry?

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