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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. Who does Helen meet at the river?
(a) Matt Tanner.
(b) Thomas Roberts.
(c) Paul Phillips.
(d) Lily Cantor.

2. What happens shortly after Linh meets his first American?
(a) His village is bombed and his family is killed.
(b) His son is born.
(c) He is arrested by the Americans.
(d) He is discharged from the army.

3. What job does Helen have in Saigon?
(a) USO performer.
(b) Civilian secretary for the army.
(c) Photojournalist.
(d) She has no job but is married to a Vietnamese.

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

5. Why is Chuong allowed to stay in Helen's apartment building?
(a) He is the manager's nephew.
(b) He is a good cook.
(c) He lives there with his mother.
(d) He runs errands for the tenants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who Helen meets tell her?

2. In what kind of unit is Frank MacCrae serving?

3. What does Linh try to teach Darrow?

4. Why does the soldier allow Linh to stay with Helen?

5. Why do Helen's bags remained packed in the motel room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Linh after Helen leaves him and what does Linh think about the events of the day?

2. Why is Helen stopped on the street and what happens when she is stopped?

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

4. How did Linh end up working for Sam Darrow?

5. What is Helen doing in the streets of Saigon when the novel opens and what does she see and do?

6. How does Linh end up working for the North?

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

8. Who does Helen meet at the river and what do they discuss?

9. What happens when Linh meets his first American?

10. How does Helen meet Darrow and what happens when she does?

(see the answer keys)

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