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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 was Tang forced to swallow during his imprisonment in Chapter 10, damaging his digestive system?

2. Who did Tang's father allow his sons to interact with outside of the home?

3. What military position did Diem assign to Albert Thao?

4. Who was Tao Thao?

5. How did Albert Thao become a trusted member of Diem's administration?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Air Marshal Ky and his partner, Nguyen Van Thieu, make an attempt to disrupt Americans meeting with Dang's deputy, a cadre named Sau Ha?

2. How did Tang come to be made chief of his neighborhood contingent of the Vanguard Youth?

3. Why did Tang's father decide each of his sons' careers for them?

4. What were Tang's feelings toward America when he returned to Saigon in 1955?

5. What impressed Tang so much when he discovered what Ho Chi Minh was through while he met with Tang and a fellow student for tea?

6. Why was Tang confused when he received a letter from his father in Chapter 3?

7. What was the main goal of the movement for self-determination?

8. Why did Tang decide to join the national navy upon receiving another draft notice in Chapter 4?

9. Why did the South Vietnamese secret police want to get prisoners to admit to being members of the Communist Party?

10. What compromise was reached for Vietnam in May of 1954?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Tang decided to forgo his pharmacy studies and focus instead on political science, his political views began to sway. In which direction did Tang's new studies take him politically? What did Tang come to understand about the relationship between Vietnam and France?

Essay Topic 2

What were Tang's family's expectations for the way he should lead his life? What disappointments, if any, were faced by Tang's father as they applied to his son and how did his father react to these disappointments?

Essay Topic 3

Who was the main influence upon Tang's political awakening? How did this person come to influence Tang to such a degree in a short period of time?

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