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

2. Why is Darrow arguing with a Lieutenant in Chapter 4?
(a) He will not let Helen on the helicopter.
(b) He wants a date with Helen.
(c) He wants Darrow to give him a bribe.
(d) He says Darrow's camera equipment is too heavy.

3. Why is Chuong allowed to stay in Helen's apartment building?
(a) He runs errands for the tenants.
(b) He is a good cook.
(c) He is the manager's nephew.
(d) He lives there with his mother.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what Air Force Base are Helen and Darrow at the opening of Chapter 4?

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

3. Where does Helen meet Annick?

4. What does Gary think about working with Darrow?

5. What does Linh say when Darrow mentions Linh is using a different name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Linh after Helen leaves him and what does Linh think about the events of the day?

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

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

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

6. How does Helen survive in Saigon without Darrow?

7. How did Linh end up working for Sam Darrow?

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

9. How does Helen finally get to be seen like one of the boys?

10. How does Helen meet Annick and what happens when she does?

(see the answer keys)

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