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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Helen and Linh go?
(a) To his parents' house.
(b) To an American army base.
(c) To a hospital.
(d) To the embassy.

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

3. What do Helen and Curt talk about on the way out of the field?
(a) Surfing.
(b) Motorcycles.
(c) War.
(d) Photography.

4. What is Helen's hope concerning herself and Linh?
(a) That she is not pregnant.
(b) That they will wed.
(c) That he will forgive her.
(d) That they will return to Saigon after the country has settled down.

5. How does Darrow get the Lieutenant to do what Darrow wants?
(a) Leaves one camera behind.
(b) Agrees to leave Helen.
(c) Forgive a gambling debt.
(d) Slip him a hundred dollar bill.

6. How long has Annick lived in Vietnam?
(a) All her life.
(b) Five years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 20 years.

7. What does Darrow give Helen the next morning?
(a) Her brother's last known location.
(b) The key to his room.
(c) A new type of film.
(d) A camera battery.

8. What does Helen give Chuong?
(a) A pass to get on a plane.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Her film.

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

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

11. At what Air Force Base are Helen and Darrow at the opening of Chapter 4?
(a) Dong Kwi.
(b) Hanoi Phi.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Bien Hoa.

12. What does Darrow call Helen when he meets her?
(a) A looky-loo.
(b) A scheming female.
(c) A child playing with fire.
(d) A great addition.

13. In what kind of unit is Frank MacCrae serving?
(a) Special Forces.
(b) Armor.
(c) Sappers.
(d) Artillery.

14. Why is Darrow arguing with a Lieutenant in Chapter 4?
(a) He wants a date with Helen.
(b) He wants Darrow to give him a bribe.
(c) He will not let Helen on the helicopter.
(d) He says Darrow's camera equipment is too heavy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Helen worried when she does not hear from Darrow?

2. Who was the first American Linh ever met?

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

4. What is Helen's first assignment from Gary?

5. What does Gary think about working with Darrow?

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