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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 comment does Vigot make when Fowler says that Pyle got mixed up.

2. What drink does Pyle offer Fowler in Tanyin?

3. What does Fowler ask Mr. Heng about Pyle?

4. What does Vigot want Fowler to tell him?

5. Why does Pyle want to take Phuong to America to get married?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fowler wish he had had the guts to do while Vigot was there?

3. When Fowler returns to his flat, who is there?

4. What important person does Fowler meet at the insistence of Dominguez?

5. What is the gist of Helen's letter to Fowler?

6. What evidence is there that Vigot knows Fowler is involved in some way with Pyle's murder?

7. What happens right after two American girls walk out of the Pavilon?

8. Why is Pyle upset that the bomb had gone off that day?

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

10. Who are the Caodaists and why does Fowler go to where they are?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do a little research into aerial bombing and write a paper explaining the difference between horizontal and vertical bombing missions. The terminology has changed over the years but the principles are the same. There is somewhat safety in horizontal bombing since the planes fly high above most anti-aircraft artillery. The problem with this approach is that it is indiscriminate and only effective if it covers a large area. Vertical bombing is more exact target centered. In your paper give your opinion about these two different approaches in terms of affecting innocent victims.

Essay Topic 2

Write your opinion as to whether Graham Greene glamorizes the use of opium in the novel. About the only negative thing mentioned as to opium use in the novel is the negative effects it has on the libido after four pipes. Fowler is quite open about his usage. Vigot is obviously aware of it. Is there a certain glamor implied in the fact that the beautiful Phuong serves Fowler the pipes much like serving tea? With illegal drug usage so rampant in today's world, what is your opinion of the drug use in the novel? Do you think Greene is advocating opium usage or just telling it like it was?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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