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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrative of Part Four start?
(a) Before Kien was born
(b) With Kien writing
(c) From Phuong's point of view
(d) With Kien fighting

2. How does Phuong and Kien separate after their night at the abandoned school?
(a) They get lost
(b) Kien flees from her in shame and anger
(c) They are attacked by soldiers
(d) There is another aerial bombardment

3. Before Kien started frequenting the Cafe, how many times in his life had he been drunk before?
(a) Fourteen times
(b) Three times
(c) Twice
(d) Four times

4. What does Phuong finally say to Kien?
(a) That she hates him
(b) That she wants to marry him
(c) That she has never loved anyone else
(d) That she is better off without him

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

6. Why does Kien make his first 'kill'?
(a) To save his own life
(b) To serve his country
(c) To save the life of his comrades
(d) To protect Phuong

7. What 'peaceful' memory of the war does Kien think about in this Part?
(a) Smoking cigarettes
(b) Their platoon's trip to a southern farm
(c) Gambling with his platoon
(d) Their platoon's trip to Hanoi

8. What does Phuong finally tell Kien about their future in the form of a note?
(a) That they will never see each other again
(b) That they will be married in the spring
(c) That they will be moving to America together
(d) That they will meet each other again some day

9. What colour does Kien's father use to paint with as he gets more depressed?
(a) Blue
(b) Green
(c) Yellow
(d) Red

10. How are Kien and Phuong separated the very next day?
(a) Phuong goes to University whilst Kien is called for army training
(b) The Americans invade
(c) Kien is ordered away by his father
(d) Phuong is betrothed to someone else

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

12. How does Phuong help Kien to rejoin his unit and avoid being accused of desertion?
(a) She writes a letter to their commander
(b) She hitches a ride with him to their barracks
(c) She makes a phone call to their army base
(d) She gives him money to bribe the guards

13. What was Kien's mother devoted to?
(a) Communism
(b) The Catholic faith
(c) The pursuit of Justice
(d) Capitalism

14. Where did Kien meet Phuong?
(a) On the battlefield
(b) In army training
(c) At school
(d) After the war

15. Why can Toan be considered a 'rival'?
(a) Because Toan and Kien were always gambling
(b) Because their army superior liked Toan more
(c) Because Toan is also a writer
(d) Because he also vied for Phuong's affections when they were younger

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kien find Phuong after the attack on the train?

2. What does Phuong want Kien to be?

3. What perspective is the first part of this Part written from?

4. When did Kien's father die?

5. What does Kien feel about the process of writing a novel at the start of Part Six?

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