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

2. Why did Kien become a body collector?
(a) Because it meant he could be alone
(b) Because he needed the money
(c) To assuage some of his guilt concerning the war
(d) Because he was head hunted for the job

3. Who were responsible for the farmhouse girl's deaths?
(a) The Americans
(b) Kien's own platoon
(c) The South Vietnamese
(d) North Vietnamese Commandoes

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

5. What characterised the feelings that Kien had for warfare before it happened?
(a) Patriotism
(b) Jealousy
(c) Hatred
(d) Almost like Love

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kien live in the present day?

2. How did Kien get to know Lan during the war?

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

4. Who is Lan?

5. What does Kien worry he should be doing with his writing?

(see the answer key)

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