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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes Kien's 'last enduring obsession?
(a) A child's toy
(b) Hanh
(c) The beautiful south Vietnamese soldier who ambushed them
(d) Phuong

2. What sense suddenly gives Kien a memory of his wartime experiences?
(a) The smells around him
(b) The sound of the marketplace
(c) The taste of the food
(d) The sight of the people

3. What characterised the feelings that Kien had for warfare before it happened?
(a) Patriotism
(b) Hatred
(c) Jealousy
(d) Almost like Love

4. Who was the boy that Kien had feelings for?
(a) Lan
(b) Hanh
(c) Cam
(d) Tranh

5. Why is it called the Jungle of Screaming Souls?
(a) Because of an ancient legend associated with that area
(b) Because of the terrible battles that were fought there
(c) Because of the high winds in the area
(d) Because of the monkeys that live there

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Kien when he starts reliving his experiences?

2. What terrain does most of the war take place in?

3. What War did Kien Fight on, and on which side?

4. What did the character of Can try to do?

5. Why was Kien thinking about executing the commandos?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lan?

2. What does Kien try to do to his manuscript that alarms his neighbors so much?

3. Who is Hanh?

4. Why does Kien and Phuong's relationship turn sour after they reunite?

5. What does Kien do for his friend the Mute Girl?

6. What War is discussed in The Sorrow of War?

7. Why is Kien so distressed at the start of Part 2?

8. What did Kien remember feeling before the onset of war?

9. What is the significance of where the Mute Girl lives?

10. What is Kien warned against by his parents in this section?

(see the answer keys)

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