View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, p. 72 – 106.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hien?
(a) A commandder of the army
(b) A soldier friend whom Kien meets on the train to Hanoi
(c) A ghost
(d) An old school friend

2. In Kien's memories, why had the man 'reverted to the wild'?
(a) Because of a secret enemy weapon
(b) Because he had lost his mind in combat
(c) Because he had spent too long in the Jungle
(d) Because he had taken drugs

3. What did Kien's father warn him against?
(a) Patriotism
(b) Marrying
(c) The Americans
(d) Going into Politics

4. What was Kien’s father’s job before the war?
(a) Historian
(b) School Teacher
(c) Soldier
(d) Artist

5. What does Kien's father think Patriotim is opposed to, as seen in his quote?
(a) Life
(b) Communism
(c) Capitalism
(d) Democracy

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Lan so sorrowful towards Kien when they finally met each other once again?

2. In Kien's memories, why was the commander begging to be shot?

3. Why was Kien thinking about executing the commandos?

4. What happens to Kien's manuscript during this time that he is away?

5. Who is Kien's only companion as he starts these remembrances?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 252 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample