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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. Why does Kien write in the post war period?

2. What do Kien's neighbors feel about Kien?

3. What colour does Kien's father use to paint with as he gets more depressed?

4. What does Phuong urge Kien to do after they hear the siren?

5. What did this skill reveal to Kien?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Kien's parents

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

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

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

6. What happens to Phuong on that train?

7. What was Phuong forced to become?

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

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

10. What is symbolic about the farm that Kien and his comrades visit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is meant by the term writing style? What is the author’s writing style in this novel? How might the reader be impacted by the author’s style?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is a tragic figure in literature? Does Kien fit the definition? Why or why not? Explain in detail.

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