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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the telegram affect Fowler?

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

4. What does Miss Hei tell Pyle when he and Phuong return to the table?

5. What is Thomas Fowler doing in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Incredibly, what does Pyle ask Fowler to do?

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

4. What is the strange scene when Phuong comes in while Pyle is still there?

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

6. What does Fowler see when he goes to Phat Diem?

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

8. 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?

9. What does Granger say about covering a war?

10. What did Fowler do to get Pyle out of the House of the Five Hundred Girls?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper about the similarity between the Catholic church in Phat Diem and the Caodaist Temple in terms of their political involvement. Religions that are poles apart yet they have one thing in common when dealing with two sides of warring factions. It comes down to a matter of survival and all religion is suspect by totalitarian regimes. Make this comparison without being judgmental as to the merits of either religion.

Essay Topic 2

Write a paper about why Mr. Heng was so sure that Thomas Fowler would cooperate in getting Pyle to the restaurant. There are two factors here for your paper. One, is the idea of coming out on top in a love triangle. Asian men especially would relate to this concept. The other is the factor of Fowler's dependence on covert information to write his articles. Your paper will evaluate which motive is stronger with Fowler.

Essay Topic 3

Write your speculation as to what happened to Phuong and Fowler after the French pulled out of Vietnam. This is a creative writing piece. We know that the French left and the Americans entered the war officially. Fowler was probably more important to his paper than ever. People continued to live in Saigon as the war raged on. When the evacuation came, write your story about what becomes of Fowler and Phuong. Did they get out together? Did Fowler have to leave her there? Did they find a way to slip over into Thailand? Let your imagination run free as you write your extra ending.

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