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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. Why did the NLF Committee meet in 1961 during Tet?
(a) Government security would be lax at that time.
(b) Members could bring their family with them if desired.
(c) It was the best seasonal weather.
(d) So the members could meet during a celebratory time of year.

2. What was Chi Hoa?
(a) Tang's wife's name.
(b) A political meeting place.
(c) A prison.
(d) Tang's sugar company.

3. What did Tang's father ask him in a letter towards the end of 1951?
(a) To return home and help him financially.
(b) To return to his ex-wife and child.
(c) For forgiveness.
(d) To join the army and fight for Saigon.

4. What was Sihanouk's title in Cambodia in early 1970?
(a) Chief.
(b) Commander.
(c) Administrator.
(d) Prince.

5. Who was Tao Thao?
(a) A refugee from the South.
(b) A North Vietnamese general.
(c) An enemy of the alliance.
(d) A legendary king in China.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Albert Thao and Tang finally speak to each other about in Chapter 6?

2. Why did Tang and his compatriots refuse the radio being offered to them by the Americans readying them for a prisoner exchange?

3. What was the first job Tang got in France after his parents stopped sending him money?

4. What did Tang's wife do to help lessen his prison sentence in Chapter 9?

5. What was Ba Cap's personality like?

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