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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) Civilian secretary for the army.
(b) Photojournalist.
(c) USO performer.
(d) She has no job but is married to a Vietnamese.

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

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

4. 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.

5. Why does the soldier allow Linh to stay with Helen?
(a) They are married.
(b) He says it doesn't matter anymore.
(c) He is an American citizen.
(d) He knows Linh.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. What worries Darrow about Helen the most?
(a) That she really is pregnant.
(b) That she will be killed.
(c) That she will find someone else.
(d) That she will stay in Vietnam too long.

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

12. What did Linh's father do for a living in Hanoi?
(a) The town mayor.
(b) A professor of literature.
(c) A physician.
(d) A lawyer.

13. What is Helen's brother's name?
(a) Robert.
(b) James.
(c) Michael.
(d) Paul.

14. What do the taxis in Saigon look like?
(a) They vary.
(b) Green and black Toyotas.
(c) White and red Renaults.
(d) Blue and white Renaults.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Helen stopped in the street?

2. Why is Linh not with Helen at the beginning of the book?

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

4. Who teaches Helen about darkroom operation?

5. Why is Helen angry at Darrow?

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