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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 lawyer.
(c) He was a banker.
(d) He was a writer and a poet.

2. Where was Linh sent when he answered a Help Wanted ad?
(a) A U.S. army base in Saigon.
(b) The Philippines.
(c) Hanoi.
(d) Cambodia.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Linh first spot Helen?

2. What does Linh say when Darrow mentions Linh is using a different name?

3. What happens shortly after Linh meets his first American?

4. What does Mr. Bao know about Linh?

5. How long has Helen been in Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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