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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. Who was the first choice for a leader of the South Vietnamese nationalist movement, though he did not accept the role?

2. When Tang was arrested in Chapter 10, what was he accused of?

3. What military position did Diem assign to Albert Thao?

4. Why was Tang's wife allowed to visit Tang when he was imprisoned by the secret police and tortured?

5. What career did Tang's father decide Tang should pursue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impressed Tang so much when he discovered what Ho Chi Minh was through while he met with Tang and a fellow student for tea?

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

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

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

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

6. How did Tang first experience racial discrimination?

7. 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?

8. How did the platform of the alliance differ from that of the NLF?

9. Why did Tang decide to join the national navy upon receiving another draft notice in Chapter 4?

10. Why did Tang's father decide each of his sons' careers for them?

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

When Tang was abducted by the secret police, he was put into a prison to be tortured. Why was Tang reluctant to admit to the police that he was a communist if it would avoid further torture? What brought Tang to finally admit on paper that he was a communist, when he truly was not? How might this false admission effect Tang's political life in the future?

Essay Topic 3

How might the events Tang endures during his flight from Vietnam on a river boat reflect his struggles throughout the book? Use specific details in your answer.

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