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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 does Helen find as she is returning to her apartment?
(a) Another camera.
(b) A lost girl.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A bicycle.

2. How do Darrow, Gary and Linh feel about Helen when they meet her?
(a) Angry.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Excited to see a female journalist.
(d) Pleased.

3. What does Linh tell Helen he will do when she leaves that morning?
(a) He was not at the apartment when she left.
(b) He will meet her at his sister's.
(c) If she does not return he will stay in Saigon.
(d) He will get on a plane if she does not return.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Helen stopped in the street?

2. Why is Saigon in chaos?

3. What is Helen's hope concerning herself and Linh?

4. When does Linh first spot Helen?

5. What did Linh do before he was drafted into the army?

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