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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Phuong's favorite reading subject matter?
(a) The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
(b) The latest scandals in Hollywood
(c) The British Royal Family, especially Princess Margaret
(d) The stock market in the Wall Street Journal

2. Where do Pyle and Fowler want to go?
(a) Both Pyle and Fowler express interest in going to Phat Diem to access the situation.
(b) They both want to go to Bangkok.
(c) They say they would like to go to Cambodia.
(d) Pyle wants to go to America and Fowler wants to go to England.

3. What does Fowler dream after he finally falls asleep?
(a) He dreams of walking in the meadows of England.
(b) He finally falls asleep and dreams of Pyle and Phuong dancing.
(c) He dreams of taking his opium pipe at home.
(d) He dreams of fine food and wine.

4. Instead of Pyle, who comes to Fowler's door after midnight?
(a) It is Phuong's elder sister who is trying to get Phuong married to an American.
(b) It is the landlord wanting to know why the lights are still on.
(c) It is a messenger from the US embassy.
(d) It is a messenger from Vigot, a French officer who is a casual social acquaintance of Fowler.

5. What are the results of the battle that follows the Vietminh's infiltration?
(a) The Vietminh are soundly defeated.
(b) There are only Vietminh casualties.
(c) Four days later this battle is an obvious defeat for the French.
(d) Fowler is taken prisoner.

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

7. What is the difference between Fowler and Pyle?
(a) Fowler understands Vietnam and loves it; Pyle did not understand Viet Nam and wanted to save it.
(b) Fowler knows all the big players; Pyle knew only the subordinates.
(c) Fowler is new to the country; Pyle knew the risks he was taking.
(d) Fowler has no fear; Pyle was afraid of his shadow.

8. After Pyle leaves, what does Phuong do for Fowler?
(a) Makes dinner
(b) Makes his opium pipe
(c) Kisses his feet
(d) Gives him a bath

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

10. Fowler wants to make love to Phuong but accepts the opium pipes instead. Why?
(a) It keeps him busy so he does not have time to think about her.
(b) He hopes she will make the first move if he accepts the pipes.
(c) He knows if he smokes more than four pipes, he will lose his desire for her.
(d) He is more addicted to opium than he is to Phuong.

11. What is Pyle trying to hide but everyone suspects anyway?
(a) That he is there on some kind of secret mission.
(b) That he is really from Russia.
(c) That he has a venereal disease.
(d) That he does not really like girls.

12. What does Fowler say when Phuong says Miss Hei does not believe he will marry her?
(a) He tells her he can marry her without getting a divorce.
(b) He tells her that he had lied; he isn't married after all.
(c) He tells her he just wrote a letter to his wife asking for a divorce.
(d) He tells her they can live together and his wife will divorce him.

13. What offer does Pyle make to Miss Hei?
(a) He offers to pay her every time Phuong comes to his apartment.
(b) He offers to light her cigarette.
(c) He offers to help Miss Hei get a job with his Mission.
(d) He offers to show her to the door.

14. What does Phuong tell Vigot about her and Pyle?
(a) She pretends she does not understand and does not reply.
(b) She says that for the past month she has been living with Pyle. They will be married soon.
(c) She says that Pyle is her sister's boyfriend.
(d) She says there is nothing going on between her and Pyle.

15. What does Fowler do to see who will win Phuong?
(a) He wires his new service and turns down the job.
(b) He proposes marriage to Phuong as soon as he can get a divorce.
(c) He plays a dice game and suddenly tells Pyle that he's going back to England.
(d) He sends a message to London that Fowler has not returned from Phat Diem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Attache put in the wire to Pyle's parents?

2. What does Fowler find so annoying about the letter from Pyle?

3. What does Fowler say to the priest about the sacrament of confession?

4. What does Fowler have to say about General The?

5. Where do the people take refuge?

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