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

2. How did Kien get to know Lan during the war?
(a) She trained with him during Army Training
(b) He stayed at her house during Army Training
(c) He saved her life during the war
(d) She smuggled food for him

3. Why did Kien visit Tranh at the end of this chapter?
(a) To ask for money
(b) To say sorry
(c) To give him a gift
(d) To see him on his death bed, before he dies

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

5. Why was Lan so sorrowful towards Kien when they finally met each other once again?
(a) Because they could have been lovers
(b) Because of what has happened to her home
(c) Because of her family
(d) Because of Kien's scars

Short Answer Questions

1. On whose side were the American's fighting during the Vietnam War?

2. What does Kien do, that causes the Truck Driver to wake him up?

3. How did Kien start on his road to recovery?

4. Why does the Truck Driver say that it is unsurprising that Kien has bad dreams?

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

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