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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 stories does Linh tell children while he was away?
(a) About peace.
(b) About Americans.
(c) About fairies.
(d) About the mystery of life.

2. What does Thao say the dinner is for that she makes Linh?
(a) No reason.
(b) To thank him for his kindness to her.
(c) To show him that his heart is still in Vietnam.
(d) To ask him an important question.

3. Where does Helen go with two green berets?
(a) To the jungles just south of Hanoi.
(b) To the crash site.
(c) To the morgue.
(d) To the airport.

4. What does Linh talk Helen into doing?
(a) Photographing Darrow's body before cremation.
(b) Marrying him.
(c) Taking a trip along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
(d) Packing to go back to the States.

5. To what do Helen's thoughts eventually return?
(a) What has happened to some of the soldiers she met in the field.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father's final words as she was leaving the States.
(d) Leaving Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Linh believe giving in to Thao's seduction will be?

2. Who does a soldier say were heroes?

3. What gesture does Helen make as they are confronted?

4. What is Robert's new position?

5. How does Linh decide he can pay tribute to Darrow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Robert?

2. What did Linh do while away from Helen and Darrow?

3. What does Helen resent about Darrow?

4. Describe Helen and Darrow's visit to a Red Cross camp.

5. What do Helen and Darrow discuss concerning Linh and his helping Helen?

6. What does Darrow's wife win the right to do?

7. Where do Linh and Helen go and what is happening with Darrow?

8. How does Helen's teaching Linh to swim change something for Linh?

9. What happens between Darrow and Tanner at the party and what does Darrow tell Helen about Tanner?

10. What does Linh wish things were like and why aren't they?

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