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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 does the Attache put in the wire to Pyle's parents?
(a) That their son had died of heart failure.
(b) That their son had died of malaria.
(c) That their son had died a soldier's death in the cause of Democracy.
(d) That their son had been run over by a bus.

2. Is Fowler listening closely to Pyle's ideas about war?
(a) Yes, but he soon forgets it.
(b) No, and later he will regret it.
(c) No, because Pyle speaks poor French.
(d) Yes, but he doesn't understand what he's saying.

3. Why is Phuong unhappy with Pyle and not want to see him?
(a) Because he never came to see her while Fowler was away.
(b) Because he did not get the job for Hei.
(c) Because her sister does not approve of him.
(d) Because he has not paid Hei any marriage money.

4. Who is the author of the books Pyle likes so much?
(a) Graham Greene
(b) Len Deighton
(c) Noel Coward
(d) York Harding

5. What book does Pyle go on and on about?
(a) Democracy and the Eastern Cultures
(b) The Yellow Peril
(c) The History of War
(d) The Red Badge of Courage

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fowler think about the prospects of the French holding the north?

2. What is Helen's answer to Fowler about getting a divorce?

3. Fowler, who is British, has developed what feeling about Vietnam?

4. What does Fowler have to say about General The?

5. What happens to wounded French soldiers when no helicopters are available to rescue them?

(see the answer key)

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