The Quiet American Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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The Quiet American Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Vigot allow Fowler to do in Pyle's apartment?
(a) Wipe Phuong's fingerprints off everything
(b) Take one of Pyle's York Harding books
(c) Rearrange Pyle's library
(d) Take a photograph of Phuong that was by Pyle's bed

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

4. What is Thomas Fowler doing in Vietnam?
(a) He is on holiday from his correspondance post in India.
(b) He is covering the war in Vietnam in 1952 in which the French armies are fighting against the Communist Vietminh.
(c) He is writing a book about the Vietnamese people.
(d) He is looking for a young Asian wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fowler go to Pyle's apartment?

2. What rather obnoxious person comes to the table where Fowler, Joe the Attache, Pyle, and Phuong are seated?

3. Why does Miss Hei not like Fowler?

4. What is the conflicting report about the war in the North?

5. What is Alden Pyle's Passion?

(see the answer key)

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