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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. 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.

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

3. How did Helen get into the field without Darrow?
(a) Taking army journalist junkets.
(b) She forged press credentials.
(c) She followed soldiers in a taxi.
(d) She found a Lieutenant who was sympathetic.

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

5. What does Linh try to teach Darrow?
(a) About the country of Vietnam.
(b) How to care for his equipment in the humid jungle.
(c) How to speak to a Vietnamese woman.
(d) Why the communists are winning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Darrow send Linh to work with Helen?

2. What happens shortly after Linh meets his first American?

3. How long has Helen been in Vietnam?

4. What type of stories did Helen do on Cambodia?

5. What does Helen start to do so the soldiers will respect her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Helen stopped on the street and what happens when she is stopped?

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

3. What does Helen do with her bags in the motel and why does she do it?

4. What happens when Helen and Linh board a medical helicopter?

5. What have Helen and Linh been doing for three years and why?

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

7. What happens when Linh meets his first American?

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

9. How does Helen survive in Saigon without Darrow?

10. What is Helen doing in the streets of Saigon when the novel opens and what does she see and do?

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