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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 is Helen's hope concerning herself and Linh?
(a) That he will forgive her.
(b) That they will wed.
(c) That they will return to Saigon after the country has settled down.
(d) That she is not pregnant.

2. What does Helen hear when she wakes that morning?
(a) Mortars.
(b) Firecrackers.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Nothing unusual.

3. Why is Helen angry at Darrow?
(a) For ignoring her all day.
(b) For making light of her brother.
(c) For not helping her with the Lieutenant.
(d) For telling everyone what happened in the field with Helen.

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. Why do Helen's bags remained packed in the motel room?
(a) She does not trust the motel staff.
(b) She is too lazy to unpack them.
(c) She does not know where she is going next.
(d) She thinks she should leave Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Darrow get the Lieutenant to do what Darrow wants?

3. Why does the soldier allow Linh to stay with Helen?

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

5. Who teaches Helen about darkroom operation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 is Helen's first assignment from Gary?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Linh meets his first American?

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