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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Linh sent when he answered a Help Wanted ad?
(a) Hanoi.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) A U.S. army base in Saigon.
(d) The Philippines.

3. What does a soldier say about the Vietnamese and life?
(a) They believe life is sacred.
(b) They have no life with the war in their country.
(c) Nothing is said about the Vietnamese and life.
(d) They do not value it like Americans.

4. Who teaches Helen about darkroom operation?
(a) Darrow.
(b) Jack.
(c) Robert.
(d) Arnie.

5. Why do the journalists feel ashamed when coming back from a shoot?
(a) Because they are exploiting tragedy.
(b) They compete so much.
(c) They are embarrassed by the soldiers' behavior.
(d) They never seem to get a really great picture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Linh feel Helen is doing to him?

2. What happens to MacCrae a few weeks after Helen meets him?

3. What does Helen give Chuong?

4. What do the taxis in Saigon look like?

5. Where do Helen and Linh go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Linh meets his first American?

2. What happens and who does Helen meet the first time she goes into the field with Darrow?

3. What have Helen and Linh been doing for three years and why?

4. How does Linh feel when he sees a picture of Helen and Darrow and why does he feel that way? What does he think about the picture?

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

6. What was Linh's life like before he was drafted into the army?

7. What happens in the evening of Helen's first trip into the field?

8. Who does Helen meet in the Special Forces and what does she learn from him and what happens to him?

9. Why does Darrow worry about Helen?

10. What happens when Helen and Linh arrive at the embassy?

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