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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Chuong allowed to stay in Helen's apartment building?
(a) He lives there with his mother.
(b) He is a good cook.
(c) He runs errands for the tenants.
(d) He is the manager's nephew.

2. What happens shortly after Linh meets his first American?
(a) His son is born.
(b) He is arrested by the Americans.
(c) He is discharged from the army.
(d) His village is bombed and his family is killed.

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

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

5. What is done to Helen when she is stopped?
(a) Nothing.
(b) She is taken to a safe place.
(c) She is arrested.
(d) She is hit on the head.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Bao know about Linh?

3. From what story did the quote about the Lotus Eaters come?

4. What do Helen and Darrow do the night they meet after dinner?

5. How do Darrow, Gary and Linh feel about Helen when they meet her?

(see the answer key)

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