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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Saigon in chaos?
(a) The Comnmunists are on the outskirts of the city.
(b) The mayor of Saigon has died.
(c) The Americans have surrounded the city.
(d) There is an ongoing drought.

5. With what does Helen ask Darrow for help?
(a) Putting on the body harness.
(b) Adjusting her aperture.
(c) Loading her film.
(d) Tying her combat boots.

6. What does Bao require Linh to do?
(a) Steer Darrow towards pro communists people.
(b) Bao has no interest in Linh.
(c) Work for the North.
(d) Give him half of his pay.

7. What happens when the men in the book in question #1 eat the Lotus Flower?
(a) They fall asleep and never wake up.
(b) They fall in love with the women there.
(c) They lose all desire to leave the meadows.
(d) They turn into monsters.

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

9. What does Helen find as she is returning to her apartment?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A lost girl.
(d) Another camera.

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

11. What does Helen arrange for Linh?
(a) A false passport.
(b) A medic.
(c) New paperwork.
(d) Access to her bank account.

12. What does Darrow make clear to Helen when she next sees him?
(a) That he does not want children.
(b) That she should go home.
(c) That he will not take her in the field.
(d) That there is no chance for a relationship.

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

14. Why does a Captain jump on Helen when she steps forward to take a picture of a grandfather?
(a) He says women should not be in the field.
(b) He is angry she turned down his request for a date.
(c) He says she is going to be killed.
(d) He says she is going to get them killed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Darrow get the Lieutenant to do what Darrow wants?

2. What worries Darrow about Helen the most?

3. How long has Annick lived in Vietnam?

4. Where was Linh sent when he answered a Help Wanted ad?

5. In what kind of unit is Frank MacCrae serving?

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