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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Phuong?

3. What is it that Kien wants most when he returns from war to Hanoi?

4. What enemies did Kien face during the war?

5. What term can best be applied to what Kien is experiencing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kien try to do to his manuscript that alarms his neighbors so much?

2. How does Kien’s writing help him psychologically?

3. What job do we find Kien doing at the start of The Sorrow of War?

4. During what years did the Vietnam War take place?

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

6. Who is Lan?

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

8. Why does the transport truck driver say it is no wonder that Kien is having bad dreams?

9. Where is Hanoi?

10. What is the significance of where the Mute Girl lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? In your opinion, is Kien suffering from PTSD? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Kien was never in love with the real Phuong. Is this statement true or false? Explain your answer with details from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Was Kien an unwilling participant of the Vietnam War? Did Kien support the war?

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