1. What is the difference between Fowler and Pyle?
(a) Fowler is new to the country; Pyle knew the risks he was taking.
(b) Fowler has no fear; Pyle was afraid of his shadow.
(c) Fowler knows all the big players; Pyle knew only the subordinates.
(d) Fowler understands Vietnam and loves it; Pyle did not understand Viet Nam and wanted to save it.

2. 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.

3. Why does Vigot speak softly to Fowler?
(a) Vigot gives Fowler a message from Pyle.
(b) Vigot tells Fowler that Phuong is a spy.
(c) Vigot tells him that Pyle has been murdered.
(d) Vigot offers to buy Phuong.

4. What alibi does Fowler give for his whereabouts?
(a) He says he was with Phuong all evening long.
(b) He says that he was at the clinic getting an allergy shot.
(c) He says he had a party at his house from seven until eleven.
(d) He says he was at the Continental and then saw a movie and later had dinner. People would remember him at these places.

5. What is Graham Greene's definition of the quiet American?
(a) Not the obnoxious pushy kind of person that is often the stereotype of Americans in foreign countries.
(b) An American who has lost his voice.
(c) The Teddy Roosevelt type who speaks softly but carries a big stick.
(d) An American who works alone in a large office.