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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Curt determined to do?
(a) Buy great camera equipment when he returns to the states.
(b) Ride a hundred foot wave.
(c) Return to combat.
(d) Tour the Far East on his motorcycle.

2. What does Mr. Bao know about Linh?
(a) That Linh wants to secretly kill Darrow.
(b) That Linh speaks English.
(c) That Linh's family is alive.
(d) That Linh is a deserter.

3. What does a soldier say about the Vietnamese and life?
(a) They do not value it like Americans.
(b) They have no life with the war in their country.
(c) They believe life is sacred.
(d) Nothing is said about the Vietnamese and life.

4. Why is Helen angry at Darrow?
(a) For making light of her brother.
(b) For not helping her with the Lieutenant.
(c) For telling everyone what happened in the field with Helen.
(d) For ignoring her all day.

5. What does Darrow tell Helen during Christmas dinner?
(a) He is leaving the country.
(b) She needs to go back to the states.
(c) Jack has been killed.
(d) He wants to marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the journalists feel ashamed when coming back from a shoot?

2. What does Bao require Linh to do?

3. What does Helen attempt to do the evening she returns from the field?

4. Why did Michael go to Vietnam?

5. What happens when the men in the book in question #1 eat the Lotus Flower?

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