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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. Who was Tranh?
(a) A friend of Kien's
(b) A lover of Phuong's
(c) A boy from school
(d) A commander of their brigade

2. Why does Kien make his first 'kill'?
(a) To save his own life
(b) To serve his country
(c) To protect Phuong
(d) To save the life of his comrades

3. What 'peaceful' memory of the war does Kien think about in this Part?
(a) Their platoon's trip to Hanoi
(b) Smoking cigarettes
(c) Their platoon's trip to a southern farm
(d) Gambling with his platoon

4. What Point of view is this chapter written in?
(a) The first person and the third person perspective
(b) The fourth point of view
(c) The Third point of view
(d) The Second point of view

5. What does Phuong taunt Kien about becoming?
(a) A killer
(b) A pacifist
(c) A capitalist
(d) A communist

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kien do with the culprits of the farmhouse killing?

2. What War did Kien Fight on, and on which side?

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

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

5. What colour does Kien's father use to paint with as he gets more depressed?

(see the answer key)

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