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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty-two through Twenty-four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ba Cap's personality like?
(a) Well-liked and personable.
(b) Abrasive and vociferous.
(c) Quiet and studious.
(d) Good-tempered and funny.

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

3. Why was the Northern Vietnamese government fearful of American involvement in the fighting in Vietnam in the early 1960s?
(a) Chances for a peaceful, negotiated settlement would vanish.
(b) They had no firearms for a counterattack.
(c) The Chinese would then become involved.
(d) A nuclear bomb attack was anticipated.

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

5. What did the Western delegates at the International Association of Democratic Jurists in Algeria do to surprise Tang in Chapter 20?
(a) They showed fervid public enthusiasm at America's humiliation.
(b) They showed a lack of manners when refusing to acknowledge the PRG.
(c) They cheered on America's military greatness in his presence.
(d) They feted the Party and ignored the PRG.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ho Chi Minh see Madame Thao doing when he entered the house of the alliance delegation?

3. The moment Tang or any of his brothers displayed a weakness in any school subject, what did Tang's father do?

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

5. What did Tang do upon receiving his second draft notice?

(see the answer key)

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