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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. How did Kien start on his road to recovery?
(a) He talked to a doctor
(b) He killed his enemy who had insulted Phuong
(c) He took a job as a body collector
(d) He saw the victory of the North Vietnamese against the South

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

3. What terrain does most of the war take place in?
(a) Sea
(b) Mountain
(c) Jungles and Mountains
(d) Desert

4. What position did Kien hold in the War?
(a) Lieutennant
(b) Platoon commander
(c) Truck Driver
(d) Brigadier General

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Phuong?

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

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

4. Who were responsible for the farmhouse girl's deaths?

5. How many years latter is this account set from the war?

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