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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did Albert Thao's family get to protect him from harm?

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

5. After the overthrow of Diem, what did Tang become director-general of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Tang confused when he received a letter from his father in Chapter 3?

2. What was it about Ba Tra, one of Tang's support personnel in the Young People's Association, that disturbed Tang?

3. Why was it that Diem did not have the loyalty of his subjects, the South Vietnamese people?

4. Why was it that President-Designate Tho was unable to be liberated from detention in Tuy Hoa?

5. Within three years of Diem's presidency, what was apparent about the leader concerning his political endeavors?

6. When was it decided by the newly appointed NLF Provisional Committee to establish a committee for the Saigon/Cholon/Giadinh zone?

7. How did Tang's friend, Albert Thao, come to be closely involved with Ngo Dinh Diem?

8. What brought Tang's father and father-in-law to demand that Tang's wife return home to Vietnam?

9. How did the NLF become dominated by the Communist Party and the Northern government?

10. What were defined as the broad objectives of the mobilization committee for the peace movement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Provisional Revolutionary Government (PRG) was formed in response to Nixon's Vietnamization strategies. Explain the domestic, international and diplomatic goals of the PRG.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Tang's life in the Maquis after his exchange. Why is Tang sentimental about his and the other PRG members' time there?

Essay Topic 3

What does the treatment of Tran Buu Kiem and Tran Bach Dang, who made minor blunders in front of Party officials, say about the the COSVN's treatment of leading intellectuals? What was the general tone and spirit of the workers' party at the time of Dang's and Diem's isolation and retirement?

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