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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Linh's father do for a living in Hanoi?
(a) A professor of literature.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A physician.
(d) The town mayor.

2. What does Helen hear when she wakes that morning?
(a) Sirens.
(b) Firecrackers.
(c) Nothing unusual.
(d) Mortars.

3. What happens when the men in the book in question #1 eat the Lotus Flower?
(a) They fall in love with the women there.
(b) They turn into monsters.
(c) They fall asleep and never wake up.
(d) They lose all desire to leave the meadows.

4. Who does Helen meet at the river?
(a) Paul Phillips.
(b) Thomas Roberts.
(c) Matt Tanner.
(d) Lily Cantor.

5. What type of stories did Helen do on Cambodia?
(a) Stories about the animals there.
(b) Humanitarian.
(c) Stories on their type of farmning.
(d) She did not do any stories on Cambodia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Linh first spot Helen?

2. How long has Helen been in Vietnam?

3. Why is Linh not with Helen at the beginning of the book?

4. Where was Linh sent when he answered a Help Wanted ad?

5. What job does Helen have in Saigon?

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