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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to wounded French soldiers when no helicopters are available to rescue them?
(a) French special forces go in on foot to bring them to safety.
(b) Vietnamese civilians have formed a brigade to rescue them.
(c) Without helicopters, wounded soldiers have little chance of getting carried to a hospital. They are left to die where they fall.
(d) They are given poison pills to take if they fear being captured.

2. Who comes to the table to talk to Fowler while Pyle and Phuong are dancing?
(a) Lieutenant Virot comes to join Fowler.
(b) Miss Hei, Phuong's older sister, comes to speak to Fowler.
(c) A French soldier asks Fowler for a light.
(d) The Continental manager comes over to Fowler's table.

3. What rather obnoxious person comes to the table where Fowler, Joe the Attache, Pyle, and Phuong are seated?
(a) The American Finance Attache.
(b) An American journalist named Granger.
(c) A messenger from the surete.
(d) The British Consul.

4. What does Fowler find so annoying about the letter from Pyle?
(a) The letter is annoyingly boyish.
(b) The letter is annoyingly long.
(c) The letter is annoyingly illiterate.
(d) The letter is annoyingly rude.

5. How does Pyle treat Phuong when they first meet?
(a) He treats her as if she were not there.
(b) He treats her as an older person.
(c) He treats her as if she were a street walker.
(d) He treats her as if she were a fine lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Miss Hei not like Fowler?

2. What does Miss Hei tell Pyle when he and Phuong return to the table?

3. What does Pyle notice the first time Fowler meets him?

4. What does the French colonel tell the press corps about the war?

5. Why does Pyle suddenly want to leave the Continental?

(see the answer key)

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