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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 alibi does Fowler give for his whereabouts?

2. What does Miss Hei want from Fowler?

3. What letters does Fowler write to be mailed from Hong Kong by a departing journalist?

4. What restriction is imposed by the French after the battle of Phat Diem?

5. While waiting for Pyle who is three hours late, what does Phuong do for Fowler?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Fowler want to answer Vigot's questions quickly and get out of his office?

2. The morning after Pyle's murder, what is Phuong's concern?

3. Describe the old women on the street near Thomas Fowler's apartment.

4. What signifies a difference in dress between the South and the North of Vietnam?

5. After Pyle and Phuong dance, how does the conversation go between Pyle and Miss Hei?

6. What is the strange scene when Phuong comes in while Pyle is still there?

7. What new complication is Fowler struggling with besides the possibility of losing to Pyle?

8. What is so annoying about the letter from Pyle that is waiting for Fowler when he finally gets home?

9. What is the superstition in Vietnam about lovers who smoke opium?

10. What is Fowler's reaction to the priest who offers to take his confession?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using the Caodaists as an example, write a paper about religious cultism and why you think people join them. There are enough converts to this cult to make it a viable player in the war. Historically, however, there have always been cults and people who flock to them to their own destruction. It is this feature of cultism that gives them their power in numbers. Look up some examples of other cult religions and compare the Caodaists to them.

Essay Topic 2

Write your speculation as to what happened to Phuong and Fowler after the French pulled out of Vietnam. This is a creative writing piece. We know that the French left and the Americans entered the war officially. Fowler was probably more important to his paper than ever. People continued to live in Saigon as the war raged on. When the evacuation came, write your story about what becomes of Fowler and Phuong. Did they get out together? Did Fowler have to leave her there? Did they find a way to slip over into Thailand? Let your imagination run free as you write your extra ending.

Essay Topic 3

Write a paper expressing your opinion about Pyle setting out to take Phuong away from Fowler. Regardless of the war and Fowler's orders to return to London, was Pyle right or wrong to interfere in Fowler's attachment to Phuong? For one who prides himself on honesty, Pyle is quite aware of the impending departure of Fowler. He had only to bide his time and Fowler would be out of the picture. Whether he admits it to himself or not, Pyle's behavior is much like a rooster trying to establish his dominance in the hen yard.

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