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

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

3. How did Kien get to know Lan during the war?
(a) She smuggled food for him
(b) She trained with him during Army Training
(c) He saved her life during the war
(d) He stayed at her house during Army Training

4. How does Kien think his body collecting job is different from his wartime experience?
(a) Body Collecting is more dangerous
(b) Body Collecting is a moral thing to do
(c) Body Collecting pays better
(d) Body Collecting has no value to it

5. What was Kien’s father’s job before the war?
(a) School Teacher
(b) Soldier
(c) Historian
(d) Artist

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Kien visit Tranh at the end of this chapter?

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

3. In what years was the Vietnam War fought?

4. What does Kien worry he should be doing with his writing?

5. How did Kien start on his road to recovery?

(see the answer key)

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