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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. When Fowler rushes out to see if he can find Phuong in the wreckage, what does Pyle tell him?

2. Why does Fowler say he wants to find another flat?

3. What does Fowler realize about bicycle pumps?

4. What did Fowler go to see in the other end of rue Catinat?

5. What is behind the Holy See as one approaches Tanyin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Fowler in that situation?

2. What admonition does Fowler give Pyle because of his support of General The?

3. What did Fowler find at the garage of Mr. Muoi?

4. What elaborate precautions does Fowler take that evening?

5. What makes work more difficult for Fowler with his leg in a cast?

6. Almost in spite of himself, what advice is Fowler compelled to give Pyle?

7. What does Fowler witness with Mr. Heng who had called him to big store at the corner of Boulevard Charner?

8. What happens to them on the way back?

9. What is the real reason Vigot comes to play Quatre-Vingt-et-Un with Fowler?

10. After his stay in the hospital, where does Fowler find Phuong?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pyle was idealistic and inexperienced. Write a paper expressing your opinion about the dangers of such a combination in someone who has the power to do great harm. In your paper, use the naivete of Pyle as he overlooks the sarcasm and below the surface animosity of Fowler in the battle over Phuong. He seems to be a person who expects everyone to tell the truth all the time. Compare how upset he is with Fowler's lies and his belief that General The would not have exploded the bomb knowing that the parade had been canceled.

Essay Topic 2

The beginning of what we call the Vietnam war was an effort on the part of Vietnamese Communists to overthrow French colonialism. Write a paper on your opinion about the Americans becoming involved after the French pulled out. The implication of Pyle's trying to set up a Third Force hints at a premeditated plan on the part of America to be ready to step in when the French pull out. Do you think that is what happened?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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