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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While waiting for Pyle who is three hours late, what does Phuong do for Fowler?
(a) She reads Photoplay Magazine to him.
(b) She does an exotic dance for him like she used to do in the bar.
(c) She mixes him a martini and rolls him a cigar.
(d) Phuong prepares an opium pipe for Fowler, who smokes it, and then smokes another.

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

3. What does a priest offer Fowler?
(a) To give him a ride to Saigon
(b) To hear his confession
(c) To let him stay in the rectory
(d) To notify his relatives

4. How does Pyle tell Fowler he got to Phat Diem?
(a) Pyle relates how he came to Phat Diem alone and by boat.
(b) Pyle says he parachuetted out of a plane.
(c) Pyle says he came in a military Jeep.
(d) Pyle tells Fowler he hiked the whole way.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Graham Greene's definition of the quiet American?

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

3. How do the Vietminh infiltrate the city?

4. How does Fowler get to the city of Phat Diem?

5. What does Fowler see when he goes out?

(see the answer key)

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