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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. Why does Phuong accompany Kien on the train when they sign up for the war effort?
(a) To make sure he gets there
(b) They want to spend all the time they have left together
(c) She is travelling to her relatives
(d) She has never been on a train before

2. Why does Kien make his first 'kill'?
(a) To save his own life
(b) To serve his country
(c) To save the life of his comrades
(d) To protect Phuong

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

4. Who is Kien's first 'kill' of the War?
(a) The Sailor on the Train
(b) North Vietnamese commando
(c) American soldier
(d) South Vietnamese civilian

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What perspective is the first part of this Part written from?

2. What does Phuong finally tell Kien about their future in the form of a note?

3. Who was Toan?

4. What is Kien's definition of sacrifice?

5. What profession did Kien's father hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Kien ridiculed by his fellows in the post war period?

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

3. What is the significance of the tram driver who takes Kien home from the cafe?

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

5. Why is the letter that Kien receives important?

6. What does Kien hallucinate about his nurse in Hanoi?

7. Why is Kien taunted by the other soldiers in the abandoned school?

8. Why does Kien refuse to sleep with Phuong before the war?

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

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

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