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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7, p. 211-217.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What airport did Kien find himself in at the end of the war?
(a) Hanoi
(b) Saigon
(c) Gatwick
(d) JFK

2. Why does Kien almost kill himself?
(a) Because he cannot bear the thought of losing Phuong
(b) Because he sees how far removed he and Phuong have become
(c) Out of grief for his father
(d) Because he cannot bear the thought of war

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

4. What terrain does most of the war take place in?
(a) Sea
(b) Mountain
(c) Jungles and Mountains
(d) Desert

5. Who was Toan?
(a) A neighbor
(b) A commander of the army
(c) An old school friend
(d) A fellow member of his platoon who was killed outside of Saigon

Short Answer Questions

1. What musical instrument was Phuong especially good at?

2. Who does Kien dream about in hospital?

3. When did Kien's father die?

4. What is Kien doing at the start of Part Three?

5. Who is the final narrator of the novel?

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