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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 do before he was drafted into the army?
(a) He was a farmer.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a writer and a poet.

2. Who was the first American Linh ever met?
(a) Matt Carter.
(b) Helen.
(c) Robert Canson.
(d) Sam Darrow.

3. What job does Helen have in Saigon?
(a) Photojournalist.
(b) Civilian secretary for the army.
(c) USO performer.
(d) She has no job but is married to a Vietnamese.

4. Why does Darrow put his camera down during a battle?
(a) To save a wounded man.
(b) Darrow never puts his camera down.
(c) To see if Linh would pick it up.
(d) To rest his back.

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

4. What type of stories did Helen do on Cambodia?

5. When does Linh first spot Helen?

(see the answer key)

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