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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. What does David maintain about the Ngos?
(a) That they are ruthless.
(b) That they never forget a wrong.
(c) That they are basically harmless without the two deceased brothers.
(d) That they have the motive and the skill to pull off the crime.

2. Who does Paul pretend to be when visiting Woldowicz?
(a) An agent for the USSR.
(b) A reporter doing a story on the Ngos.
(c) An investor interested in the Asian tea market.
(d) An investor intrested in the opium trade.

3. What is Truong toc's response to Ho's recommendation that they kill Paul?
(a) The Truong toc says enough bloodshed has gone on.
(b) The Truong toc says Paul is more dangerous as a dead martyr.
(c) The Truong toc declares him harmless.
(d) The Truong toc will consider it.

4. What do David and Paul think can be used to find the truth in any situation?
(a) Money.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Torture.
(d) Idealism.

5. What does Wolkowicz want in exchange for keeping Paul out of Vietnamese jails?
(a) A lead on the Truong toc.
(b) The right to call Paul back into service.
(c) The full story.
(d) A hundred thousand U.S. dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Back in Paris, what does Christopher read?

2. What does the Truong toc deny?

3. Who scoffs at the idea they will admit to killing an American president and destroying the American army with heroin?

4. Where does Paul run?

5. When do David and Paul meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What demonstrates that Paul is still at risk despite the Truong toc saying Paul is harmless and to let him live?

2. What does Paul do in response to the letter from David?

3. What sudden revelation does Paul have and how does he have it?

4. What is Paul Christopher thinking about as he boards a plane in Bangkok?

5. Describe Paul's case worker, Tom Webster.

6. What is Foley's "public" response to Paul's hypothesis about the connection between the JFK assassination and the Ngo family?

7. How does Paul Christopher feel about Nsango?

8. What does Paul tell Ho he wants to know and why he wants to know it?

9. Describe Molly, Paul Christopher's current girlfriend.

10. What is ironic about Piero Cremona's statement about the United States Marines when reading this book in the present time?

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