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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, p. 72 – 106.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that Kien wants most when he returns from war to Hanoi?
(a) To see his father again
(b) To see Phuong
(c) To start work
(d) To open a shop

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

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

4. What is the term for the sudden remembrances that Kien suffers throughout The Sorrow of War?
(a) Visions
(b) Deja-Vu
(c) Daydreams
(d) Flashbacks

5. What happens to Kien's manuscript during this time that he is away?
(a) It gets burned
(b) It gets published
(c) It gets sold
(d) It gathers dust in the attic

Short Answer Questions

1. What sense suddenly gives Kien a memory of his wartime experiences?

2. What happened to the farmhouse girls?

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

4. What Point of View perspective is the first Part written from?

5. What does Kien's father think Patriotim is opposed to, as seen in his quote?

(see the answer key)

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