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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, p. 180 – 211.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were responsible for the farmhouse girl's deaths?
(a) North Vietnamese Commandoes
(b) The South Vietnamese
(c) The Americans
(d) Kien's own platoon

2. What political position did the American's Hold?
(a) Socialist
(b) Capitalist
(c) Communist
(d) Anarchic

3. What do Kien's neighbors feel about Kien?
(a) They like him
(b) They ridicule him
(c) They think that he is a spy
(d) They distrust him

4. Who is Kien's first 'kill' of the War?
(a) North Vietnamese commando
(b) The Sailor on the Train
(c) American soldier
(d) South Vietnamese civilian

5. What does Kien do with the culprits of the farmhouse killing?
(a) He bribes them
(b) He doesn't execute them
(c) He runs away
(d) He executes them

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Phuong accompany Kien on the train when they sign up for the war effort?

4. How did Kien get to know Lan during the war?

5. What was Kien’s father’s job before the war?

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