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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. Where do Kien and Phuong hide after their train was bombed?
(a) At an abandoned farm
(b) At a restaurant
(c) At a beach
(d) At an abandoned school

2. What musical instrument was Phuong especially good at?
(a) The guitar
(b) The piano
(c) The flute
(d) The clarinet

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

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

5. What does Kien realise is different about Phuong?
(a) She is carrying herself differently
(b) She has a new scar
(c) She has a new lover
(d) She has died her hair

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phuong want Kien to be?

2. What does the letter urge him to do?

3. Who is Kien's first 'kill' of the War?

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

5. What does 'indoctrination' mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kien's parents

2. Why does Kien not kill the commandos responsible for the farmhouse massacre?

3. Why does Phuong want Kien to be more like his father?

4. Where do Kien and Phuong go to escape when they hear about the war?

5. Why was it lucky that Phuong and Kien missed the train just as war started?

6. Why is the letter that Kien receives important?

7. What musical instrument did Phuong play as a child, which indicates to Kien that she is a troubled soul?

8. What do the characters of Tu and Cam have in common?

9. What happens to the train that Kien and Phuong eventually catch so that he can return to his unit?

10. What happens to Phuong on that train?

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