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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Linh feel Helen is doing to him?
(a) Making him fall in love with her.
(b) Making him feel better about Americans.
(c) Making him wonder if Vietnamese men treat their women wrong.
(d) Pushing him beyond his limits.

3. What does Linh say when Darrow mentions Linh is using a different name?
(a) The first name was false.
(b) He always hated his given name.
(c) Nothing.
(d) That other man is dead.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen arrange for Linh?

2. Why do Helen's bags remained packed in the motel room?

3. Why does Darrow put his camera down during a battle?

4. When does Linh first spot Helen?

5. How do Darrow, Gary and Linh feel about Helen when they meet her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Linh's life like before he was drafted into the army?

2. How does Helen feel about her relationship with Darrow and how does Darrow feel about it?

3. How does Linh feel when he sees a picture of Helen and Darrow and why does he feel that way? What does he think about the picture?

4. Who does Helen meet at the river and what do they discuss?

5. Why did Helen's brother go to Vietnam?

6. Who does Helen meet in the Special Forces and what does she learn from him and what happens to him?

7. Why does Darrow worry about Helen?

8. How does Helen survive in Saigon without Darrow?

9. What happens in the evening of Helen's first trip into the field?

10. What happens and who does Helen meet the first time she goes into the field with Darrow?

(see the answer keys)

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