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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. Why did Kien become a body collector?

3. What characterised the feelings that Kien had for warfare before it happened?

4. Where is Kien when he starts reliving his experiences?

5. How much time passes whilst Kien is away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kien warned against by his parents in this section?

2. Who is Lan?

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

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

5. How do we think the Mute Girl feels for Kien?

6. What happened to Can?

7. Why does the Market Place at the beginning of Part 2 disturb him so much?

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

9. Where is Hanoi?

10. Why does Kien write so obsessively?

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

What is the importance of the Narrator as a character at the end of 'The Sorrow of War'?

Essay Topic 3

The character of Kien is looking to be saved from his war trauma. In what different ways does Kien look for this kind of salvation?

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