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

2. What did Nguyen Van Thieu do when he discovered a prisoner exchange being negotiated between the Americans and the North?

3. Why did Tang's early mobilization committee in Chapter 7 send Nguyen Van Hieu to Hanoi?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Air Marshal Ky and his partner, Nguyen Van Thieu, make an attempt to disrupt Americans meeting with Dang's deputy, a cadre named Sau Ha?

2. Why did Tang and his associates want to keep the American military from becoming involved in the Vietnamese conflict?

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

4. What physical and mental condition was Tang in while a prisoner at the headquarters prison?

5. What was the main goal of the movement for self-determination?

6. What was Tang's reaction upon meeting Ho Chi Minh?

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

8. Why was Tang needed back home in 1955 more than ever in Chapter 4?

9. What were Tang's feelings toward America when he returned to Saigon in 1955?

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

Albert Thao was a childhood friend of Tang's who became a spy within Diem's government. What induced Albert to become a spy, a dangerous mission for a young man? How did Tang view his friend's involvement in Diem's government, without being told that his friend was a double agent?

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 was the purpose for the NLF's forming of The Movement for Self-Determination? What did the movement hope to accomplish? Why did the movement choose the members it did?

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