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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Albert Thao capitalize on his role of investigating army officers for disloyalty to Diem?
(a) He did not have to work very hard.
(b) He developed relationships with prominent military figures.
(c) He would plan a coup in this way.
(d) He was able to spy on anyone he pleased.

2. How did Tang know Albert Pham Ngoc Thao?
(a) From his meeting with Ho Chi Minh.
(b) From Ben Tre Province.
(c) From his days in Paris.
(d) As a good friend at the lycee.

3. What did Nguyen Van Thieu expect of Nixon and Kissinger as indicated in Chapter 12?
(a) They would not abandon him.
(b) They would become bitter enemies.
(c) They would step up the war to involve more countries.
(d) They would accept Communist victory.

4. Who did Albert Thao's family get to protect him from harm?
(a) Diem.
(b) Bishop Thuc.
(c) Tang's family.
(d) Vinh Long.

5. By the end of 1958, who were basically the only people who supported Diem's regime?
(a) Nationalist-minded Vietnamese.
(b) The tribespeople from the mountains.
(c) The French.
(d) Northern Catholic refugees and those who profited from Diem's schemes.

6. What did Tang suspect about the historical documents used in the infancy of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam?
(a) They were poorly devised.
(b) They were written by spies from Diem's regime.
(c) They were entwined with Ho Chi Minh's overall political insights.
(d) There might be copyright infringement problems in the future.

7. The moment Tang or any of his brothers displayed a weakness in any school subject, what did Tang's father do?
(a) Restrict their activities.
(b) Punish them.
(c) Teach them himself.
(d) Employ a tutor.

8. 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) A nuclear bomb attack was anticipated.
(c) They had no firearms for a counterattack.
(d) The Chinese would then become involved.

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

10. What happened to Tang ten days before Albert Thao attempted a coup on Khan's regime?
(a) He was sent to America as a diplomat.
(b) He left the NLF for good.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) He refused to let Thao take refuge with him.

11. What was the best-known Ho Chi Minh slogan?
(a) "The people have come together in a struggle for national liberation."
(b) "Use your knowledge to build the future of our country."
(c) "Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty."
(d) "Our country was doubly exploited."

12. When Tang met Ho Chi Minh, what was his first impression of the president?
(a) He blended in with the other dignitaries.
(b) He was weak and sickly.
(c) He was dignified and strong.
(d) He was inappropriately dressed for the occasion.

13. What prevented Tang from attending the First National Congress in 1962?
(a) His connections were gone and he could not get there.
(b) There were no black pajamas available for him.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) He had an ulcer crisis.

14. What did Tang's wife do to help lessen his prison sentence in Chapter 9?
(a) She informed the foreign press of Tang's prediciment.
(b) She divorced him in hopes he would fight to be released.
(c) She bribed the tribunal president.
(d) She wrote a letter to the president.

15. Who was Thuy Ba?
(a) The doctor who oversaw Tang's care after he was exchanged as a prisoner.
(b) A Communist Party leader.
(c) Ho Chi Minh's wife.
(d) The woman who would become Tang's third wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Ngo Dinh Nhu?

3. Who did Tang's wife end up bribing in order to get Tang transferred to the national police headquarters?

4. Why did Tang's father send Tang's fiance and her father to Paris?

5. What was Thanh Nghi famous for writing?

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