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

2. What political position did the North Vietnamese Hold?
(a) Communist
(b) Anarcho-Syndicalism
(c) Capitalist
(d) Facist

3. What does Kien think writing will achieve for him?
(a) It will make him rich
(b) It will show the world what Vietnam went through
(c) It transforms his experiences and memories and makes sense of them
(d) It will make him famous

4. On whose side were the American's fighting during the Vietnam War?
(a) The South Vietnamese
(b) Their U.N's
(c) The British
(d) The North Vietnamese

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Kien live in the present day?

3. What enemies did Kien face during the war?

4. What is Kien's job at the start of The Sorrow of War, while he is in the transport truck?

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

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