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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Darrow send Linh to work with Helen?
(a) He wants to keep Linh safe.
(b) He says Linh will be valuable to Helen.
(c) Linh has asked to be assigned to her.
(d) He is upset with Linh.

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

3. Why does Helen not take any pictures in the field?
(a) She was too frightened.
(b) She forgot film.
(c) She was only there to observe.
(d) Her camera's battery was too low.

4. 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 lose all desire to leave the meadows.
(d) They fall asleep and never wake up.

5. How does Linh feel when he sees a picture of Helen and Darrow on Darrow's table?
(a) Angry.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Happy.
(d) Surprised and jealous.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Darrow call Helen when he meets her?

3. Why do the journalists feel ashamed when coming back from a shoot?

4. What does a soldier say about the Vietnamese and life?

5. How long has Annick lived in Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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