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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, p. 106 - 135.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kien do to the Commandoes when he finds them?
(a) He takes their weapons away
(b) He spares them
(c) He executes them
(d) He puts them on trial

2. What colour does Kien's father use to paint with as he gets more depressed?
(a) Yellow
(b) Blue
(c) Red
(d) Green

3. What does Kien think writing will achieve for him?
(a) It transforms his experiences and memories and makes sense of them
(b) It will make him famous
(c) It will show the world what Vietnam went through
(d) It will make him rich

4. Who is Lan?
(a) A fellow soldier
(b) A friend
(c) Kien's sister
(d) Kien's mother

5. When does the Mute Girl realise that their relationship is over?
(a) When Kien starts crying
(b) When she finds that he has disappeared
(c) When Kien spends too much time writing
(d) When Kien talks about Phuong

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Lan so sorrowful towards Kien when they finally met each other once again?

2. Why does Phuong accompany Kien on the train when they sign up for the war effort?

3. What do Kien's neighbors feel about Kien?

4. What term can best be applied to what Kien is experiencing?

5. What relation was it who urged Kien against Patriotism?

(see the answer key)

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