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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, p. 180 – 211.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Lan so sorrowful towards Kien when they finally met each other once again?
(a) Because of her family
(b) Because of Kien's scars
(c) Because of what has happened to her home
(d) Because they could have been lovers

2. What does Phuong finally tell Kien about their future in the form of a note?
(a) That they will meet each other again some day
(b) That they will be married in the spring
(c) That they will never see each other again
(d) That they will be moving to America together

3. What was Kien's mother devoted to?
(a) The pursuit of Justice
(b) Communism
(c) The Catholic faith
(d) Capitalism

4. How does Kien think his body collecting job is different from his wartime experience?
(a) Body Collecting is a moral thing to do
(b) Body Collecting pays better
(c) Body Collecting has no value to it
(d) Body Collecting is more dangerous

5. When did Kien's father die?
(a) During the 1990's
(b) During the first air raids to attack Hanoi
(c) During the war
(d) Before he was born

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kien often wonder about his past colleagues?

2. What did one particular friend think was the worst thing that could happen to a soldier?

3. What does Kien discover about his fathers painting when he goes to warn him?

4. Where is Kien at the start of the chapter?

5. What does Kien worry he should be doing with his writing?

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