"Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" Practice Quiz 1

Which of the following inferences is supported by this passage? (Remember the answer you choose; you'll need it for Question 2)

• Even though Mary Anne is learning new things, she is completely unprepared to be in Vietnam.

• Mark prefers Mary Anne’s behavior when she first arrived in Vietnam over her behavior now.

• Mary Anne already had some medical training before she arrived in Vietnam.

• Mark is grateful that Mary Anne is making such an effort to blend in with the soldiers.

Choose the quotation that best supports your answer from Question 1.

• “In many ways she remained naive and immature, still a kid, but Cleveland Heights now seemed very far away.”

• “At the end of the second week, when four casualties came in, Mary Anne wasn't afraid to get her hands bloody.”

• “Mark Fossie would grin at this. He was proud, yes, but also amazed.”

• “Mark Fossie would nod at this, even smile and agree, but it made him uncomfortable.”

What does this passage convey about Mary Anne’s character development?

• She is starting to transform from a carefree, enthusiastic person to a more serious, hardened person.

• Being in Vietnam is causing her to start losing her sense of identity.

• She is changing from someone who is defined by her relationship with Mark to someone who no longer needs other people to support her.

• She is starting to realize that she doesn’t like the person she was before she arrived in Vietnam.

Choose the two quotations below that best illustrate that Mary Anne is changing.

A) “True, she could be silly sometimes, but she picked up on things fast.”

B) “She was quiet and steady. She didn't back off from the ugly cases.”

C) “There was a new confidence in her voice, a new authority in the way she carried herself.”

D) “On one level things remained the same between them. They slept together. They held hands and made plans for after the war.”

E) “When she laughed now, which was rare, it was only when something struck her as truly funny. Her voice seemed to reorganize itself at a lower pitch.”

• A & B

• B & C

• C & E

• A & D

• B & E

Reread the last, short paragraph (“Twice, though, she…in at all”).  What is the effect of including this paragraph at the end of this passage?

• It illustrates a change from the happiness that Mary Anne said she was feeling in the previous paragraph.

• It conveys how close Mary Anne feels to the other soldiers in the platoon.

• It emphasizes Mark’s concern about Mary Anne’s well-being.

• It hints to the reader that an even more significant change in Mary Anne’s character is coming.

What is a central idea of this passage?

• People should try new experiences in order to bring new energy to a relationship.

• If one person in a relationship starts to change, it can cause tension in the relationship.

• Personal hygiene becomes less important the longer a person is in war.

• War causes irreversible changes in people’s personalities and behaviors.