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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 does Kien feel about the process of writing a novel at the start of Part Six?
(a) That it is making him famous
(b) That it is boring and unproductive
(c) That it makes lots of money
(d) That is a worthy and moral process

2. What musical instrument was Phuong especially good at?
(a) The guitar
(b) The piano
(c) The clarinet
(d) The flute

3. How does Hoa die?
(a) She died storming a regiment
(b) She died in a bar room brawl
(c) She is molested and killed by a squad of American solders to draw them away
(d) She died of a virus

4. At what times of the day does Kien write?
(a) Night-time
(b) Any time that he can
(c) Mornings only
(d) Day time

5. Why is Kien afraid to miss his train?
(a) He doesn't want to let down his father's expectations
(b) Everyone will think he is a deserter
(c) He wants to fight
(d) He wants to leave Phuong behind

Short Answer Questions

1. What 'peaceful' memory of the war does Kien think about in this Part?

2. What does 'indoctrination' mean?

3. How did Kien's friend Tam die?

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

5. What does Kien do the next day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kien discover about his father's paintings?

2. What is the significance of the tram driver who takes Kien home from the cafe?

3. How many times does Phuong's memories come back to Kien during the war?

4. Why does Phuong want Kien to be more like his father?

5. Why is the image of the storm symbolic for Kien?

6. Why does Kien not kill the commandos responsible for the farmhouse massacre?

7. Why was it lucky that Phuong and Kien missed the train just as war started?

8. Describe Kien's parents

9. What is symbolic about the farm that Kien and his comrades visit?

10. Why is Kien taunted by the other soldiers in the abandoned school?

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