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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 is Helen stopped in the street?
(a) Because she is carrying a camera.
(b) Because she is a black woman.
(c) Because her face is not covered and she is female.
(d) She looks like she is rich.

2. What is Curt determined to do?
(a) Return to combat.
(b) Buy great camera equipment when he returns to the states.
(c) Tour the Far East on his motorcycle.
(d) Ride a hundred foot wave.

3. From what story did the quote about the Lotus Eaters come?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) Star Wars.
(c) The Odessey.
(d) Call of the Wild.

4. Why do the journalists feel ashamed when coming back from a shoot?
(a) They compete so much.
(b) They are embarrassed by the soldiers' behavior.
(c) Because they are exploiting tragedy.
(d) They never seem to get a really great picture.

5. What does Helen notice about how journalist act towards each other in the field?
(a) They compete and cooperate.
(b) They help each other out and feel no competition.
(c) It is dog eat dog.
(d) No one speaks to each other.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the taxis in Saigon look like?

3. Why does a Captain jump on Helen when she steps forward to take a picture of a grandfather?

4. What is done to Helen when she is stopped?

5. What does the person who Helen meets tell her?

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