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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, p. 39 – 72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Tranh?
(a) A lover of Phuong's
(b) A friend of Kien's
(c) A commander of their brigade
(d) A boy from school

2. Where is Kien when he starts reliving his experiences?
(a) Saigon
(b) The Jungle of Screaming Souls
(c) The Forest of Lost Hope
(d) Hanoi

3. On whose side were the American's fighting during the Vietnam War?
(a) The South Vietnamese
(b) The North Vietnamese
(c) Their U.N's
(d) The British

4. What was the last 'fun' memory that Kien remembers having with his troops in Part 1?
(a) Of having a card game with his platoon
(b) Of going out to a bar
(c) Of telling jokes
(d) Of listening to music

5. Who is Kien's only companion as he starts these remembrances?
(a) His father
(b) Cam
(c) Phuong
(d) The Truck Driver

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What relation was it who urged Kien against Patriotism?

3. Just before the outbreak of the Vietnam conflict, who was the enemy that Vietnam was about to go to war with?

4. Who is Lan?

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

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