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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pyle's urgency to see Fowler?
(a) He wants to marry Phuong if she'll have him.
(b) He says Fowler is the only one he trusts.
(c) He wants Fowler to help him on a secret mission.
(d) He needs Forler to help him find general The.

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

3. Besides Phuong, why does Fowler really want to stay in Vietnam?
(a) He wants to put Pyle in his place.
(b) He thinks there is going to be a major break for the French in the war soon.
(c) He takes pride in his apathy and lack of views. He does not want to be an editor but an observer.
(d) He thinks he can be an editor in Vietnam.

4. After Pyle leaves, how long does it take Fowler to get to Saigon?
(a) Three days
(b) Three weeks
(c) Two months
(d) Ten days

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ridiculous suggestion does Pyle make?

2. What is Alden Pyle's Passion?

3. What alibi does Fowler give for his whereabouts?

4. What information does Fowler offer Pyle?

5. Is Fowler listening closely to Pyle's ideas about war?

Short Essay Questions

1. The morning after Pyle's murder, what is Phuong's concern?

2. What is Fowler's reaction to the priest who offers to take his confession?

3. Describe the old women on the street near Thomas Fowler's apartment.

4. What is the superstition in Vietnam about lovers who smoke opium?

5. How does Phuong take the news of Pyle's death?

6. What is so annoying about the letter from Pyle that is waiting for Fowler when he finally gets home?

7. At the press conference, what is the French colonel's response to the question of French casualties?

8. What signifies a difference in dress between the South and the North of Vietnam?

9. What language does Pyle use that Fowler sees as boyish and naive?

10. When Fowler moves out with a patrol getting out of the area of Phat Diem, who comes in the middle of the night? Why had he come?

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