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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 is Kien's job at the start of The Sorrow of War, while he is in the transport truck?
(a) Soldier
(b) Driver
(c) Body Collector
(d) Diplomat

2. Who is Phuong?
(a) Kien's sister
(b) A fellow soldier
(c) Kien's lover
(d) Kien's mother

3. In what years was the Vietnam War fought?
(a) 60-70's
(b) early 90's
(c) 2000-2010
(d) 50's and 60's

4. Why did the American government go to War in Vietnam?
(a) At the behest of NATO
(b) To secure trade routes through the Asiatic sea
(c) To stop the spread of Communism through Asia
(d) To defend France

5. What was the last 'fun' memory that Kien remembers having with his troops in Part 1?
(a) Of having a card game with his platoon
(b) Of going out to a bar
(c) Of listening to music
(d) Of telling jokes

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What terrain does most of the war take place in?

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

4. Where is Kien when he starts reliving his experiences?

5. Why is it called the Jungle of Screaming Souls?

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