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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What stops this from happening?
2. What object does Kien receive years later?
3. How does Phuong help Kien to rejoin his unit and avoid being accused of desertion?
4. Who else frequents the Balcony Cafe?
5. Why can Toan be considered a 'rival'?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the characters of Tu and Cam have in common?
2. What happens to the train that Kien and Phuong eventually catch so that he can return to his unit?
3. Why is Kien ridiculed by his fellows in the post war period?
4. Why does Kien discover about his father's paintings?
5. What is the significance of the tram driver who takes Kien home from the cafe?
6. Why does Kien kill the Sailor on the Train?
7. Why does Kien almost kill himself?
8. Why is the image of the storm symbolic for Kien?
9. Why does Kien refuse to sleep with Phuong before the war?
10. Why is Kien taunted by the other soldiers in the abandoned school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is the Vietnam War a character in the story? Explain your reasoning.
Essay Topic 2
What are several of the stories that the author recounts from Kien’s war experiences? Why do you think the author recounts so many different stories from Kien's platoon and encounters?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the character of Kien in the story. What are his strengths and weaknesses?
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