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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Three and Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the warning signal that Le Ly's father was to use when the attack was to begin?
(a) Poke a broom at roof of house.
(b) Push a chicken outside the hut.
(c) Smoke a cigarette in front of the hut door.
(d) Start shouting at his children.

2. What was Le Ly doing when the attack began?
(a) Delivering first aid kits.
(b) Tending a sick woman.
(c) Bringing sweet potatoes to a friend.
(d) Delivering rice.

3. What year was Le Ly's aunt Thu killed during an air raid?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1961.

4. After Le Ly was raped, where did she go to live and work?
(a) Danang.
(b) Vinh.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Hue.

5. How long after Le Ly was released from the district jail, did the Viet Cong decide to mass for a major attack against Ky La?
(a) 8 months later.
(b) 11 months later.
(c) About 6 months.
(d) About 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the second wealthiest man in the village that was decimated by the South Vietnamese Rangers?

2. How often would Le Ly's father offer sacrifices on the family altar?

3. When would the villagers prepare the land for planting?

4. How many children did Manh, Le Ly's schoolteacher, have?

5. What village did the South Vietnamese Rangers attack shortly after Le Ly was honored by the Viet Cong?

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