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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. What happens at the fountain in front of the big store?

2. What does Fowler wish he had the courage for after Vigot leaves?

3. What does Fowler tell Vigot he should have become?

4. What does Fowler discover at Mr. Muoi's garage?

5. What is Fowler's concern as he returns to his rooms after being in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Pyle upset that the bomb had gone off that day?

2. What does Fowler witness with Mr. Heng who had called him to big store at the corner of Boulevard Charner?

3. What happens to them on the way back?

4. After his stay in the hospital, where does Fowler find Phuong?

5. What important person does Fowler meet at the insistence of Dominguez?

6. What elaborate precautions does Fowler take that evening?

7. What does Fowler mean when he tells Vigot that York Harding in the man who killed Alden Pyle?

8. What strange encounter does Fowler have with Bill Granger at the Vieux Moulin?

9. After Pyle takes Phuong away, where did Fowler go with Captain Trouin?

10. What did Fowler find at the garage of Mr. Muoi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper expressing your opinion about Pyle setting out to take Phuong away from Fowler. Regardless of the war and Fowler's orders to return to London, was Pyle right or wrong to interfere in Fowler's attachment to Phuong? For one who prides himself on honesty, Pyle is quite aware of the impending departure of Fowler. He had only to bide his time and Fowler would be out of the picture. Whether he admits it to himself or not, Pyle's behavior is much like a rooster trying to establish his dominance in the hen yard.

Essay Topic 2

Do a little research into aerial bombing and write a paper explaining the difference between horizontal and vertical bombing missions. The terminology has changed over the years but the principles are the same. There is somewhat safety in horizontal bombing since the planes fly high above most anti-aircraft artillery. The problem with this approach is that it is indiscriminate and only effective if it covers a large area. Vertical bombing is more exact target centered. In your paper give your opinion about these two different approaches in terms of affecting innocent victims.

Essay Topic 3

Young idealistic men often think of war as something glamorous. Using the descriptions in the book, write a paper about the horrors of war. To do this, use the description of the massacre at Phat Diem, the bomb explosion in Saigon, the ignoble assassination of Pyle, and Trouin's description of the use of napalm. Pyle comes to Vietnam, ignores the advice and observations of men who have been there for years, and idolizes York Harding. Show how this makes him idealistic and sure that he is invulnerable.

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