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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 Thuy Ba?

2. What does "tin," a basic ethical principle in Confucianism, refer to?

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

4. In Chapter 3, what did Tang become more and more involved with in Paris?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was it that the National Liberation Front was not anxious to see President Diem overthrown?

4. Why did the South Vietnamese secret police want to get prisoners to admit to being members of the Communist Party?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Albert Thao end up staying with Tang for three days in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Express an opinion as to whether Tang's and his fellow nationalists' struggles had been in vain. Support your opinion with facts and feelings expressed within the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

When Tang decided to forgo his pharmacy studies and focus instead on political science, his political views began to sway. In which direction did Tang's new studies take him politically? What did Tang come to understand about the relationship between Vietnam and France?

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