The Quiet American Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 160 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Quiet American Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it about Pyle that particularly annoys Fowler?
(a) Pyle's attitude of moral superiority because he doesn't smoke opium.
(b) Pyle's cockiness that, given a choice, Phuong will choose him over Fowler.
(c) Pyle's secretive nature that hints he is someone important.
(d) Pyle's ignorance of his own naivte.

2. Why does Pyle want to take Phuong to America to get married?
(a) He thinks an Indochina marriage might not be legal.
(b) He wants to get her as far away from Fowler as he can.
(c) He thinks his mother would be there to acclimate Phuong.
(d) He thinks Phuong deserves a big, expenisve wedding.

3. What feeling does Vigot reveal about Pyle's murder?
(a) He cannot believe someone would kill such a gentle person.
(b) Vigot says he is not sorry that Pyle is dead because he was causing a lot of harm.
(c) He says he has no feeling because he never met Pyle.
(d) He is sad that they got Pyle instead of some outrageous American.

4. What happens right after the American girls leave The Pavillon?
(a) Pyle enters with a disguised General The.
(b) It begins to rain heavily.
(c) A bomb goes off near the bar.
(d) A French woman comes to Fowler's table.

5. Why does Pyle feel the need to speak to Fowler at all?
(a) He is ready to kill Fowler if he objects.
(b) He thinks Fowler is like Phuong's father and he wants his permission to marry her.
(c) He wants Fowler to order Phuong out of his house.
(d) He is in love with Phuong and wants to do the honorable thing by Fowler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Granger, Joe and Pyle decide to go?

2. What does Vigot want to do without Phuong being present?

3. What does Captain Trouin say he hates most about the war?

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

5. What does Phuong tell Vigot about her and Pyle?

(see the answer key)

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