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

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

3. What do Kien and his platoon realize when they visit the South Vietnamese farm?
(a) They are normal people
(b) They are in league with the Americans
(c) The farm is a secret army base
(d) They deserve to be invaded

4. 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

5. When did Kien's father die?
(a) During the first air raids to attack Hanoi
(b) Before he was born
(c) During the war
(d) During the 1990's

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hoa die?

2. What does the letter urge him to do?

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

4. What happens to the train that Phuong and Kien eventually get on?

5. What does Kien recognise about the driver of the tram on his return home from the bar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is the image of the storm symbolic for Kien?

7. Why is the letter that Kien receives important?

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

9. Why does Kien discover about his father's paintings?

10. How many times does Phuong's memories come back to Kien during the war?

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