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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Fowler perceive the man who is selling the place?
(a) As a remnant of the old colonialists
(b) As an idealist like Pyle
(c) As an important government official
(d) As an ugly American

2. What are the results of the battle that follows the Vietminh's infiltration?
(a) The Vietminh are soundly defeated.
(b) Fowler is taken prisoner.
(c) Four days later this battle is an obvious defeat for the French.
(d) There are only Vietminh casualties.

3. What does a priest offer Fowler?
(a) To let him stay in the rectory
(b) To give him a ride to Saigon
(c) To notify his relatives
(d) To hear his confession

4. Who is rumored to be on the mountain?
(a) The Pope's harem of 3,000 women
(b) General The and his troops
(c) A French radar unit
(d) The Buddha, Christ and Confucious

5. What does Fowler see when he goes out?
(a) He sees that the town was not touched and most people are alive.
(b) He sees that the United Nations is there to help the survivors.
(c) He sees bodies and body parts floating in canals, some covered with flies, some lying dead on the road.
(d) He sees that the Vietminh have set up a hospital to treat the wounded.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the people take refuge?

2. What did Fowler go to see in the other end of rue Catinat?

3. What is Pyle's urgency to see Fowler?

4. What is Fowler's reaction when the Pope's deputy holds out his hand with a huge ring on his finger?

5. Who surprises Fowler by showing up during the march out of Phat Diem?

(see the answer key)

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