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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. Who is the central character this Part is devoted to?
(a) Hanh
(b) Phuong
(c) lan
(d) Kien

2. Just before the outbreak of the Vietnam conflict, who was the enemy that Vietnam was about to go to war with?
(a) Britain
(b) Korea
(c) China
(d) Cambodia

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

4. What political position did the American's Hold?
(a) Anarchic
(b) Capitalist
(c) Socialist
(d) Communist

5. How many years latter is this account set from the war?
(a) 14
(b) 10
(c) 20
(d) 12

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kien do, that causes the Truck Driver to wake him up?

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

3. What was the last 'fun' memory that Kien remembers having with his troops in Part 1?

4. What is the term for the sudden remembrances that Kien suffers throughout The Sorrow of War?

5. What enemies did Kien face during the war?

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