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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kien recognise about the driver of the tram on his return home from the bar?
(a) That he is actually Phuong
(b) It is the father of Toan
(c) That he is a ghost from the war
(d) That he is a long lost friend

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

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

4. What happens to Phuong after the train is derailed?
(a) She is molested by other soldiers
(b) She runs away
(c) She disappears
(d) She is injured in the crash

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

6. What did one particular friend think was the worst thing that could happen to a soldier?
(a) Having a small house
(b) Venereal disease
(c) Having no money
(d) A bad relationship

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

8. What profession did Kien's father hold?
(a) That of a tax inspector
(b) That of an artist
(c) That of a tram driver
(d) An army general

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

10. What stops this from happening?
(a) Kien suddenly feels a pang of guilt
(b) Kien suddenly gets cramp
(c) Kien suddenly feels sick
(d) Kien suddenly has a headache

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

12. Why is it lucky that Kien and Phuong miss their first train?
(a) It broke down on the way to the War
(b) It got bombed
(c) It was late getting to the front line
(d) They avoid someone they don't like

13. How does Kien's friend Tu die?
(a) He tried to attack a paratrooper
(b) He fell off a cliff
(c) He was shot in the foot
(d) He draws machine gun fire so that Kien can complete his mission.-

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

15. Why is Kien afraid to miss his train?
(a) He wants to fight
(b) He doesn't want to let down his father's expectations
(c) Everyone will think he is a deserter
(d) He wants to leave Phuong behind

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who else frequents the Balcony Cafe?

3. What does Phuong urge Kien to do after they hear the siren?

4. What musical instrument was Phuong especially good at?

5. What is the difference between the writing Kien performs during the day and that which he writes at night?

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