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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Miss Hei want from Fowler?
(a) Money
(b) Permission to visit Phuong at his apartment
(c) Information about Pyle
(d) To see him some opium

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

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

5. What is Alden Pyle's Passion?
(a) To reform and redeem the entire universe
(b) Phuong
(c) Getting the French out of Vietnam
(d) Scotch and soda

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Phuong's response when Fowler tells her Pyle had invited himself to Fowler's apartment for a drink?

2. How does the telegram affect Fowler?

3. What does Fowler say when Phuong says Miss Hei does not believe he will marry her?

4. How does Joe the Attache speak crudely about Phuong?

5. Why does Pyle feel the need to speak to Fowler at all?

(see the answer key)

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