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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Returning to the night Fowler met Pyle, where was he?
(a) He was strolling along the rue Catinat.
(b) He was meeting Vigot at the surete.
(c) He was fishing in the river.
(d) He and Phuong were dining at the Continental.

2. What happens at the fountain in front of the big store?
(a) Three bicycles put there by the police explode.
(b) Pyle is keeping people away from the fountain.
(c) The police have blocked off the street to the fountain.
(d) People are diving into the fountain.

3. What takes Fowler's mind off Pyle and Phuong for a few minutes?
(a) He overdoses on opium.
(b) He witnesses a murder on the rue Catinat.
(c) He has his cast removed.
(d) He goes along on a French air raid.

4. What information does Fowler offer Pyle?
(a) He tells Pyle how to bargain with a trishaw driver.
(b) He tells Pyle where to find beautiful Vietnamese women.
(c) He tells Pyle where to find a great Vietnamese tailor.
(d) He tells Pyle at what times of the day what roads and parts of town are safe.

5. Where do the people take refuge?
(a) Greene says they people stayed in the French Consulate.
(b) Greene describes people taking refuge in the Cathedral.
(c) Greene says that they started the long walk back to Saigon.
(d) Greene writes that the people hid in the rice paddys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink does Pyle offer Fowler in Tanyin?

2. Instead of Pyle, who comes to Fowler's door after midnight?

3. What are the results of the battle that follows the Vietminh's infiltration?

4. What does Fowler tell Pyle to do so that the girls will stop mobbing him?

5. Why does Fowler tell Pyle he should have a few bad motives?

(see the answer key)

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