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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. What did Kien's father warn him against?
(a) Marrying
(b) Going into Politics
(c) The Americans
(d) Patriotism

2. What does Kien tell the Mute Girl when he visits her?
(a) He tells her that she is beautiful
(b) He tells her horror stories
(c) He tells her fairy stories
(d) He tells her story about the War

3. Why does Phuong accompany Kien on the train when they sign up for the war effort?
(a) To make sure he gets there
(b) They want to spend all the time they have left together
(c) She is travelling to her relatives
(d) She has never been on a train before

4. How does Hoa die?
(a) She died storming a regiment
(b) She died of a virus
(c) She died in a bar room brawl
(d) She is molested and killed by a squad of American solders to draw them away

5. How are Kien and Phuong separated the very next day?
(a) Phuong goes to University whilst Kien is called for army training
(b) Phuong is betrothed to someone else
(c) Kien is ordered away by his father
(d) The Americans invade

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbing memory does Kien have about his fellow troops at the Airport?

2. What terrain does most of the war take place in?

3. Where did Kien meet Phuong?

4. What does the Mute Girl feel towards Kien?

5. What was Kien's mother devoted to?

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