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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. What happens between Hien and Kien?
(a) They argue
(b) They gamble
(c) They make love
(d) They fight
2. What sense suddenly gives Kien a memory of his wartime experiences?
(a) The taste of the food
(b) The smells around him
(c) The sight of the people
(d) The sound of the marketplace
3. What position did Kien hold in the War?
(a) Platoon commander
(b) Brigadier General
(c) Lieutennant
(d) Truck Driver
4. Where is Kien when he starts reliving his experiences?
(a) Saigon
(b) Hanoi
(c) The Jungle of Screaming Souls
(d) The Forest of Lost Hope
5. Who 'won' the Vietnam War?
(a) The Americans
(b) The British
(c) The North Vietnamese
(d) The South Vietnamese
Short Answer Questions
1. On whose side were the American's fighting during the Vietnam War?
2. Just before the outbreak of the Vietnam conflict, who was the enemy that Vietnam was about to go to war with?
3. What was the last 'fun' memory that Kien remembers having with his troops in Part 1?
4. Why was Lan so sorrowful towards Kien when they finally met each other once again?
5. Who were responsible for the farmhouse girl's deaths?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kien do after burning the manuscript?
2. Why is Kien so distressed at the start of Part 2?
3. How do we think the Mute Girl feels for Kien?
4. What does Kien do for his friend the Mute Girl?
5. Why does the transport truck driver wake him up at the end of Part 1?
6. Who is Lan?
7. What War is discussed in The Sorrow of War?
8. What does Kien try to do to his manuscript that alarms his neighbors so much?
9. During what years did the Vietnam War take place?
10. What is the significance of where the Mute Girl lives?
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