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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a soldier say about the Vietnamese and life?
(a) They do not value it like Americans.
(b) Nothing is said about the Vietnamese and life.
(c) They believe life is sacred.
(d) They have no life with the war in their country.

2. What happens to MacCrae a few weeks after Helen meets him?
(a) He loses his sight.
(b) He is transferred to Cambodia.
(c) He is sent home.
(d) He is killed.

3. How long has Helen been in Vietnam?
(a) Two years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Almost ten years.
(d) Three years.

4. Why is Linh not with Helen at the beginning of the book?
(a) They have had an argument.
(b) He has been injured.
(c) He is out of the city.
(d) He is visiting his mother in the northwest section.

5. What does Helen attempt to do the evening she returns from the field?
(a) Get drunk.
(b) Find a new battery for her camera.
(c) Avoid everyone.
(d) Find her brother.

6. Who was the first American Linh ever met?
(a) Helen.
(b) Robert Canson.
(c) Matt Carter.
(d) Sam Darrow.

7. 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.

8. What does Helen start to do so the soldiers will respect her?
(a) Takes chances for great pictures.
(b) Acts more like a woman.
(c) Helps the medics save lives.
(d) Acts like a drill sergeant.

9. What is done to Helen when she is stopped?
(a) She is hit on the head.
(b) She is taken to a safe place.
(c) Nothing.
(d) She is arrested.

10. 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.

11. Where does Helen meet Annick?
(a) At Robert's birthday party.
(b) In a boutique.
(c) At a press conference.
(d) At the hospital.

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

13. What is Helen's first assignment from Gary?
(a) To take pictures of peaceful places in Saigon.
(b) To interview the American Ambassador.
(c) To write a report on Vietnamese families and the war.
(d) To cover the Buddhist strikes.

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

15. What do Helen and Darrow do the night they meet after dinner?
(a) Go out and shoot some pictures.
(b) Spend a long time talking.
(c) Go dancing.
(d) Go to bed together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the men in the book in question #1 eat the Lotus Flower?

2. How does Linh feel when he sees a picture of Helen and Darrow on Darrow's table?

3. What does Helen think she needs to do if she is going to survive Vietnam?

4. What does Linh feel Helen is doing to him?

5. What is Helen's brother's name?

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