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A Vietnamese general and member of the Cao Dai sect 7. Surete: police Hoa-Haos: adherents of Hoa Hao, a religious sect in Vietnam Caodaists: adherents of Cao Dai, a religious sect in Vietnam 9. The Continental: a hotel in Saigon frequented by foreigners 17. Binh Xuyen: a mafia-type organization based near Saigon Third Force: a group that was neither communist nor connected to colonial powers 18. Cholon: predominantly Chinese suburb of Saigon 38. Phat Diem (pronounced Faht Zee-um): a heavily Catholic town in northern Vietnam 41. soutane: robe worn by a priest 63. Hoa Binh: province in northern Vietnam 75. Cao Dai: a religious sect in Vietnam that combines elements of Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, and other religious traditions. Holy See: seat of the Cao Dai religion Tanyin: Tay Ninh, a province west of Saigon near the Cambodian border Planchette: a method to receive messages from the spirit world; kind of like a ouija board 142. sampan: a small river boat Baie d’Along: Halong Bay in Northern Vietnam. It is characterized by numerous rock outcroppings. 143. metisse: someone of mixed ethnicity. In this case, a woman who is half Vietnamese and half French. Questions Who is Pyle? Who is Phuong? Who is Fowler? What are they like? What do they represent? What does the interaction between Fowler (the narrator) and Vigot tell us about conditions in Vietnam in the early 1950s? [7-10] What do we learn about Pyle in the first chapter? What kind of a person is Pyle? [9-14] How does the narrator describe Americans and other foreigners in Vietnam? [15, 23] What kind of a man is Pyle? Why do we learn about his favorite author? [15-18] Would you characterize Pyle as a “quiet American”? Is he “innocent”? [9, 12, 15, 23] How does Fowler explain political conditions in Vietnam to Pyle? What are Pyle’s views about Vietnam? [16-17] What is Fowler like? How is he different from Pyle? Who is Granger? What purpose does he serve in the novel? [25-31] Why was Pyle in Phat Diem? [48-52] Fowler says, “I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused.” Why is this statement important? [52] How are the French faring in their efforts to defeat the communist Viet Minh? [53-59] What is the importance of the conversation between Pyle, Fowler, and Phuong? [67-71] How does Pyle view the Cao Dai? [77-78] What does Pyle eat for lunch in Tanyin? Why? [78] What happens to Pyle and Fowler on the way back from Tanyin? What do they discuss while hiding out in the tower? What do you think of their conversation? [84-89] What does Fowler learn about Pyle during their escape from the tower? [98-100, 104-05] Who is Mr. Heng? What does he show to Fowler? [119-20] How do Fowler and Pyle describe Phuong during their argument? Does this conversation have a deeper meaning? [124] What happens at the fountain at exactly 11:00 am? Who is responsible for this event? Who is blamed? [133-34] What experience does Fowler have on his next trip north? What does he witness when he joins the pilot for his mission? [141-42] How does the pilot feel about the way the French are fighting the war? How does he view the war in general? [143-44] What advice does Fowler offer to Pyle after they meet in Saigon? [149] What happens when Fowler is at the Pavilion? [151-155] According to Fowler, who killed Pyle? [159] What really happened to Pyle? What do Pyle and Fowler talk about in their last conversation? What is the final impression the reader has of Pyle? Of Fowler? [168-73] What is the significance of Fowler’s last meeting with Granger? 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