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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 Phuong finally tell Kien about their future in the form of a note?
(a) That they will meet each other again some day
(b) That they will never see each other again
(c) That they will be moving to America together
(d) That they will be married in the spring

2. Why does Phuong accompany Kien on the train when they sign up for the war effort?
(a) She is travelling to her relatives
(b) She has never been on a train before
(c) To make sure he gets there
(d) They want to spend all the time they have left together

3. In Kien's memories, why was the commander begging to be shot?
(a) Because he had failed a particular objective
(b) Because he had gone mad
(c) To release him from his suffering
(d) Because of the shame of his job

4. What is Kien doing at the start of Part Three?
(a) Hiding with Phuong
(b) Going abroad
(c) Fighting the enemy
(d) Returning home after the war

5. What terrain does most of the war take place in?
(a) Mountain
(b) Jungles and Mountains
(c) Sea
(d) Desert

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the boy that Kien had feelings for?

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

3. What form does Kien's writing take?

4. What is special about the Mute Girl's apartment?

5. What was Kien's mother devoted to?

(see the answer key)

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