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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. Where do Phuong and Kien run off to whilst they are at school?
(a) To the beach
(b) To Australia
(c) To South Vietnam
(d) To America

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

3. Why did the American government go to War in Vietnam?
(a) To defend France
(b) To stop the spread of Communism through Asia
(c) To secure trade routes through the Asiatic sea
(d) At the behest of NATO

4. What profession did Kien's father hold?
(a) That of a tram driver
(b) That of an artist
(c) An army general
(d) That of a tax inspector

5. Who is Lan?
(a) Kien's mother
(b) Kien's sister
(c) A friend
(d) A fellow soldier

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Mute Girl find Kien attempting to do before he disappears?

2. How does Kien think his body collecting job is different from his wartime experience?

3. Who is Hoa?

4. Who 'won' the Vietnam War?

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

(see the answer key)

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