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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Sixteen through Eighteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Nguyen Van Thieu do upon his foreign minister's signing of a peace accord?
(a) He showed good will intentions toward the PRG.
(b) He made it clear that he was ready for a coalition government.
(c) He went on the air over Radio Hanoi to announce the signing.
(d) He broadcast no intention of abiding by it.

2. What became the chief news item on the prison grapevine after an ethnic Chinese labor leader was shot by prison guards and survived her wounds?
(a) The northern army was close to winning the war.
(b) The Americans were trading prisoners of Chinese ethnicity.
(c) Everyone was destined for execution.
(d) Madame Dang's disappearance and two prisoner executions.

3. Why were the dates of June 6th through 8th chosen to organize the congress for the Provisional Revolutionary Government?
(a) To commemmorate the founding of the NLF.
(b) To upstage a Nixon-Thieu meeting being held on Midway Island.
(c) To honor Ho Chi Minh's birthday.
(d) The dates are anniversaries of grandparents' deaths.

4. What career did Tang's father decide Tang should pursue?
(a) Pharmacist.
(b) Banker.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does elephant taste like according to Tang?

2. What job did Tang take at the Societe Sucriere?

3. What happened to Tang ten days before Albert Thao attempted a coup on Khan's regime?

4. How were Phat's commandos able to lure Tho's prison guards away in Chapter 7?

5. What happened when the city of Hue was taken by the NLF and Northern troops in January, 1968?

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