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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, p. 180 – 211.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Kien feel about the process of writing a novel at the start of Part Six?
(a) That is a worthy and moral process
(b) That it is boring and unproductive
(c) That it makes lots of money
(d) That it is making him famous

4. What does Kien's father think Patriotim is opposed to, as seen in his quote?
(a) Capitalism
(b) Communism
(c) Democracy
(d) Life

5. What did Kien's father warn him against?
(a) Marrying
(b) Patriotism
(c) Going into Politics
(d) The Americans

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Kien do during the Vietnamese War, which he remembers so vividly?

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

3. What does Kien try to do which alarms his neighbor so much?

4. What did Phuong have to do during the war in order to survive?

5. What 'peaceful' memory of the war does Kien think about in this Part?

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