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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 happens between Hien and Kien?
(a) They gamble
(b) They make love
(c) They fight
(d) They argue

2. What political position did the North Vietnamese Hold?
(a) Communist
(b) Capitalist
(c) Anarcho-Syndicalism
(d) Facist

3. What is Kien's job at the start of The Sorrow of War, while he is in the transport truck?
(a) Soldier
(b) Diplomat
(c) Body Collector
(d) Driver

4. What War did Kien Fight on, and on which side?
(a) North Vietnamese, Vietnam War
(b) Allied's, Second World War
(c) Guerillas, Combodia
(d) Communist China, Second World War

5. When did Kien's father die?
(a) Before he was born
(b) During the war
(c) During the first air raids to attack Hanoi
(d) During the 1990's

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Kien become a body collector?

2. What was Kien’s father’s job before the war?

3. Who 'won' the Vietnam War?

4. What did the Mute Girl find Kien attempting to do before he disappears?

5. When does Kien start writing about the war?

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