View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Kien think his body collecting job is different from his wartime experience?
(a) Body Collecting is a moral thing to do
(b) Body Collecting has no value to it
(c) Body Collecting is more dangerous
(d) Body Collecting pays better

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

4. After the war, why does Phuong and Kien's second attempt at a relationship fail?
(a) Kien's father gets in the way
(b) Kien drinks too much
(c) Phuong has a long distance job
(d) They have both been with other lovers

5. Where is Kien when he starts reliving his experiences?
(a) The Forest of Lost Hope
(b) Saigon
(c) The Jungle of Screaming Souls
(d) Hanoi

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about the Mute Girl's apartment?

2. What is Kien's primary method to exorcise his guilt about the Vietnamese War?

3. What does Kien's father think Patriotim is opposed to, as seen in his quote?

4. What did Kien's father warn him against?

5. In what years was the Vietnam War fought?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kien do after burning the manuscript?

2. Who is Hanh?

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

4. What is the Jungle called that Kien finds himself outside of

5. What was the most traumatic sight for Kien at Saigon Airport?

6. How many years later is the current narrative?

7. What happened to Can?

8. Why does Kien write so obsessively?

9. Why does the transport truck driver wake him up at the end of Part 1?

10. Where is Hanoi?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 413 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample