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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is done to Helen when she is stopped?
(a) She is taken to a safe place.
(b) Nothing.
(c) She is hit on the head.
(d) She is arrested.

2. What is Curt determined to do?
(a) Tour the Far East on his motorcycle.
(b) Return to combat.
(c) Ride a hundred foot wave.
(d) Buy great camera equipment when he returns to the states.

3. What does Helen hear when she wakes that morning?
(a) Firecrackers.
(b) Sirens.
(c) Mortars.
(d) Nothing unusual.

4. From what story did the quote about the Lotus Eaters come?
(a) Star Wars.
(b) Call of the Wild.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) The Odessey.

5. What worries Darrow about Helen the most?
(a) That she will find someone else.
(b) That she will stay in Vietnam too long.
(c) That she really is pregnant.
(d) That she will be killed.

6. What does Mr. Bao know about Linh?
(a) That Linh is a deserter.
(b) That Linh wants to secretly kill Darrow.
(c) That Linh speaks English.
(d) That Linh's family is alive.

7. What do Helen and Darrow do the night they meet after dinner?
(a) Go dancing.
(b) Spend a long time talking.
(c) Go out and shoot some pictures.
(d) Go to bed together.

8. What does Helen give Chuong?
(a) A pass to get on a plane.
(b) Food.
(c) Her film.
(d) Money.

9. What did Linh's father do for a living in Hanoi?
(a) The town mayor.
(b) A professor of literature.
(c) A physician.
(d) A lawyer.

10. At what Air Force Base are Helen and Darrow at the opening of Chapter 4?
(a) Saigon.
(b) Dong Kwi.
(c) Hanoi Phi.
(d) Bien Hoa.

11. With what does Helen ask Darrow for help?
(a) Adjusting her aperture.
(b) Loading her film.
(c) Tying her combat boots.
(d) Putting on the body harness.

12. Why is Linh not with Helen at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is out of the city.
(b) He has been injured.
(c) They have had an argument.
(d) He is visiting his mother in the northwest section.

13. What does Helen notice about how journalist act towards each other in the field?
(a) No one speaks to each other.
(b) They help each other out and feel no competition.
(c) It is dog eat dog.
(d) They compete and cooperate.

14. What is Helen's brother's name?
(a) Robert.
(b) Michael.
(c) Paul.
(d) James.

15. In what kind of unit is Frank MacCrae serving?
(a) Artillery.
(b) Armor.
(c) Sappers.
(d) Special Forces.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Helen stopped in the street?

2. How does Linh feel when he sees a picture of Helen and Darrow on Darrow's table?

3. What is Helen's first assignment from Gary?

4. Why does a Captain jump on Helen when she steps forward to take a picture of a grandfather?

5. Why is Chuong allowed to stay in Helen's apartment building?

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