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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 enemies did Kien face during the war?
(a) The Chinese
(b) The Americans and the south Vietnamese
(c) The Germans
(d) The French

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

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

4. What is Kien's definition of sacrifice?
(a) Friends who would die to save one another
(b) Eating army dinners
(c) Having to be away from home
(d) Leaving Phuong

5. Why was Kien thinking about executing the commandos?
(a) They ambushed his platoon
(b) They killed civilians
(c) They were fighting for the Americans
(d) They insulted Phuong

Short Answer Questions

1. At what times of the day does Kien write?

2. What happens to the train that Phuong and Kien eventually get on?

3. Why does Kien write in the post war period?

4. In Kien's memories, why was the commander begging to be shot?

5. How are Kien and Phuong separated the very next day?

(see the answer key)

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