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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 'peaceful' memory of the war does Kien think about in this Part?

2. What happens to Phuong after the train is derailed?

3. Why is it lucky that Kien and Phuong miss their first train?

4. Where do Phuong and Kien run off to whilst they are at school?

5. Where do Kien and Phuong hide after their train was bombed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kien's parents

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

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

4. Why does Phuong want Kien to be more like his father?

5. What was Phuong forced to become?

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

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

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

9. At what bar does Kien meet the young prostitute and other ex-soldiers from the war?

10. Why is the letter that Kien receives important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Kien, the North Vietnamese, and the South Vietnamese are all victims of this war. Do you agree or disagree? Support your reasoning with the text of the novel.

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