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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, p. 39 – 72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Kien visit Tranh at the end of this chapter?
(a) To give him a gift
(b) To say sorry
(c) To see him on his death bed, before he dies
(d) To ask for money

2. What did the character of Can try to do?
(a) Escape from the war
(b) Attack Kien because of a private insult
(c) Steal food because he was hungry
(d) Sacrifice himself for his comrades

3. Where is Kien when he starts reliving his experiences?
(a) Hanoi
(b) Saigon
(c) The Forest of Lost Hope
(d) The Jungle of Screaming Souls

4. Why does the Truck Driver say that it is unsurprising that Kien has bad dreams?
(a) Because they are in the Jungle
(b) Because of the time of night
(c) Because he has had a bad war
(d) Because they are older men now

5. Where is Kien at the start of the chapter?
(a) At the Library
(b) At the School
(c) At the Market Place
(d) At the Supermarket

Short Answer Questions

1. On whose side were the American's fighting during the Vietnam War?

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

3. What does Kien think writing will achieve for him?

4. Who 'won' the Vietnam War?

5. Just before the outbreak of the Vietnam conflict, who was the enemy that Vietnam was about to go to war with?

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