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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, p. 135 – 180.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the boy that Kien had feelings for?
(a) Cam
(b) Lan
(c) Hanh
(d) Tranh

3. Who 'won' the Vietnam War?
(a) The South Vietnamese
(b) The Americans
(c) The North Vietnamese
(d) The British

4. What happens to Phuong after the train is derailed?
(a) She is injured in the crash
(b) She disappears
(c) She runs away
(d) She is molested by other soldiers

5. How does Kien think his body collecting job is different from his wartime experience?
(a) Body Collecting is a moral thing to do
(b) Body Collecting pays better
(c) Body Collecting has no value to it
(d) Body Collecting is more dangerous

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What becomes Kien's 'last enduring obsession?

3. Who is Hoa?

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

5. What does Kien tell the Mute Girl when he visits her?

(see the answer key)

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