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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 form of torture did Tang endure in Chapter 10, causing great pain to his eyes?
2. What occurred on November 11, 1960?
3. Who was Tao Thao?
4. What was Diem preoccupied with throughout his regime?
5. What did some local Mytho guerillas do to Albert Thao?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was Tang needed back home in 1955 more than ever in Chapter 4?
2. What were Tang's feelings toward America when he returned to Saigon in 1955?
3. Why did the South Vietnamese secret police want to get prisoners to admit to being members of the Communist Party?
4. What was Tang's reaction upon meeting Ho Chi Minh?
5. Who helped Tang's father raise Tang and his five brothers?
6. Why did Tang's father decide each of his sons' careers for them?
7. How did the NLF become dominated by the Communist Party and the Northern government?
8. Why did Tang decide to join the national navy upon receiving another draft notice in Chapter 4?
9. What kind of secrecy was involved in the first meeting of the NLF?
10. Why was it that the National Liberation Front was not anxious to see President Diem overthrown?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Albert Thao's personality. What was his ultimate mission politically, and why?
Essay Topic 2
Saigon's regime, led by Thieu, refuses to abide by an agreement of the Paris Accord signed by his own foreign minister. Explain Thieu's actions following the signing of the Accord. Discuss the PRG's reaction to Thieu's tactics at this time.
Essay Topic 3
Chapter 17 is titled "1972: The Watershed." Explain why, in Tang's study of that year, he terms it a watershed year. What progress has been made in the right direction that provides a turning point for Tang and the North? Use examples that describe both political, internal and military reasons for the "watershed."
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