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

2. 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

3. Where does Kien go in Part Five to reminisce about the War?
(a) Saigon
(b) The graveyard
(c) The Balcony Cafe
(d) The cinema

4. Just before the outbreak of the Vietnam conflict, who was the enemy that Vietnam was about to go to war with?
(a) Cambodia
(b) China
(c) Korea
(d) Britain

5. At what times of the day does Kien write?
(a) Night-time
(b) Mornings only
(c) Day time
(d) Any time that he can

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kien almost attack the taunting soldiers in the abandoned hospital?

2. What do Kien and his platoon realize when they visit the South Vietnamese farm?

3. What happens between Hien and Kien?

4. What does Kien recognise about the driver of the tram on his return home from the bar?

5. Who was Toan?

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