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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do the people take refuge?
(a) Greene writes that the people hid in the rice paddys.
(b) Greene describes people taking refuge in the Cathedral.
(c) Greene says that they started the long walk back to Saigon.
(d) Greene says they people stayed in the French Consulate.

3. Instead of Pyle, who comes to Fowler's door after midnight?
(a) It is Phuong's elder sister who is trying to get Phuong married to an American.
(b) It is the landlord wanting to know why the lights are still on.
(c) It is a messenger from Vigot, a French officer who is a casual social acquaintance of Fowler.
(d) It is a messenger from the US embassy.

4. How was Pyle killed?
(a) Someone strangled him and threw his body in the river.
(b) Someone poured gasoline on him and set him on fire.
(c) Someone stabbed him before dumping his body in the mud and he drowned.
(d) Someone shot him in the head.

5. In contrast to the American press corps men, how does Fowler assess Pyle?
(a) He sees Alden Pyle as a boy who is acting like a man.
(b) He sees Alden Pyle as mature beyond his years.
(c) He sees Alden Pyle as a complete fool who should go home.
(d) He sees Alden Pyle as modest, serious, quiet, and soft-spoken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thomas Fowler doing in Vietnam?

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

3. Why does Fowler leave Phuong in the trishaw and go into the House of Five Hundred Girls?

4. Who comes to the table to talk to Fowler while Pyle and Phuong are dancing?

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

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