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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the books Pyle likes so much?
(a) York Harding
(b) Len Deighton
(c) Graham Greene
(d) Noel Coward

2. What does Miss Hei tell Pyle when he and Phuong return to the table?
(a) Miss Hei tells Pyle that Phuong is the most beautiful woman in Saigon and needs care and protection.
(b) Miss Hei tells Pyle that Phuong is a perfect match for Fowler.
(c) Miss Hei tells Pyle that the dance will cost him one thousand francs.
(d) Miss Hei tells Pyle that Phuong has a younger sister he can have.

3. What does Fowler have to say about General The?
(a) He says that General The is a figment of people's imaginations.
(b) He says General The is the hope for Vietnam.
(c) Fowler says that General The is actually now fighting both sides.
(d) He says that General The is going to come out of hiding soon.

4. Fowler wants to make love to Phuong but accepts the opium pipes instead. Why?
(a) He hopes she will make the first move if he accepts the pipes.
(b) He is more addicted to opium than he is to Phuong.
(c) He knows if he smokes more than four pipes, he will lose his desire for her.
(d) It keeps him busy so he does not have time to think about her.

5. What rather obnoxious person comes to the table where Fowler, Joe the Attache, Pyle, and Phuong are seated?
(a) An American journalist named Granger.
(b) The British Consul.
(c) A messenger from the surete.
(d) The American Finance Attache.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Fowler and the others eventually leave Phat Diem?

2. What is the name of York's theory In which Pyle believes?

3. What is Alden Pyle's Passion?

4. How does Joe the Attache speak crudely about Phuong?

5. What makes Vigot even more suspicious of Fowler?

(see the answer key)

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