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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

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

3. Who sends Kien the letter that he receives many years later?
(a) The Mute Girl
(b) Phuong
(c) One of the taunting soldiers
(d) The Narrator

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

5. Where do Kien and Phuong go when they first hear about the outbreak of war?
(a) The school
(b) The train station
(c) The beach
(d) The barracks

6. What does Kien feel about the process of writing a novel at the start of Part Six?
(a) That it makes lots of money
(b) That it is making him famous
(c) That it is boring and unproductive
(d) That is a worthy and moral process

7. Why does Kien almost attack the taunting soldiers in the abandoned hospital?
(a) They have stolen his clothes
(b) They make jokes about his father
(c) They make jokes about Phuong
(d) They are members of the South Vietnamese Army

8. What does Phuong urge Kien to do after they hear the siren?
(a) To fight the American menace
(b) To take cover
(c) To leave Vietnam
(d) To stay with her; to desert the army

9. How does Hoa die?
(a) She died of a virus
(b) She died in a bar room brawl
(c) She died storming a regiment
(d) She is molested and killed by a squad of American solders to draw them away

10. What does Phuong want Kien to be?
(a) More like his mother
(b) More like his father
(c) A famous general
(d) A famous politician

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

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

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

14. What does Kien discover about his fathers painting when he goes to warn him?
(a) That he sold them
(b) That he faked them
(c) That he burnt them all
(d) That he was rich

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What colour does Kien's father use to paint with as he gets more depressed?

2. What musical instrument was Phuong especially good at?

3. Why does Kien remember his comrade Tu?

4. What does 'indoctrination' mean?

5. Why is Kien afraid to miss his train?

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