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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, p. 1 – 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What War did Kien Fight on, and on which side?
(a) Communist China, Second World War
(b) Guerillas, Combodia
(c) North Vietnamese, Vietnam War
(d) Allied's, Second World War

3. Why is it called the Jungle of Screaming Souls?
(a) Because of an ancient legend associated with that area
(b) Because of the high winds in the area
(c) Because of the monkeys that live there
(d) Because of the terrible battles that were fought there

4. What happened to the farmhouse girls?
(a) They moved to Hanoi
(b) They were brutalised and killed
(c) Kien saved them
(d) They fled North Vietnam

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Kien thinking about executing the commandos?

2. What political position did the American's Hold?

3. Why did the American government go to War in Vietnam?

4. Who 'won' the Vietnam War?

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

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