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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 Kien almost attack the taunting soldiers in the abandoned hospital?
(a) They have stolen his clothes
(b) They make jokes about Phuong
(c) They make jokes about his father
(d) They are members of the South Vietnamese Army

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

3. How are Kien and Phuong separated the very next day?
(a) Phuong is betrothed to someone else
(b) Kien is ordered away by his father
(c) The Americans invade
(d) Phuong goes to University whilst Kien is called for army training

4. Where did Kien meet Phuong?
(a) At school
(b) In army training
(c) On the battlefield
(d) After the war

5. What happens to the train that Phuong and Kien eventually get on?
(a) It is bombed
(b) It arrives safely
(c) It crashes
(d) It breaks down

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kien do with the culprits of the farmhouse killing?

2. Why can Toan be considered a 'rival'?

3. What does Phuong want Kien to be?

4. What almost happens between them?

5. Why does Kien write in the post war period?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the letter that Kien receives important?

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

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

5. Who is Kien's first 'kill' of the war?

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

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

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

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

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

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