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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 do most of the soldiers try to avoid in one way or another?
(a) Getting shot at
(b) Dreaming
(c) Going back to America
(d) Wearing their dog tags

2. What does Herr wear on his first day in Vietnam?
(a) New fatigues
(b) Shorts and a Hawaiin shirt
(c) Combat boots, shorts and a flack jacket
(d) Jeans, a tie-dye t-shirt and flip flops

3. What happens to bodies that cannot be positively identified?
(a) They are listed as VC
(b) They are listed as American
(c) They are hung from trees
(d) They are not counted

4. What do the soldiers trade for the marijuana?
(a) Cigarettes
(b) Food rations
(c) Weapons
(d) Ammunition

5. What is booby trapped with a grenade?
(a) A tent door
(b) A tank
(c) A helmet
(d) A latrine

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for Herr to hear all the variations of war stories?

2. What two correspondents spend about a month with Herr?

3. What two kinds of drugs do the soldiers turn to?

4. What geographical area is close to Khe Sanh and is dangerous even without the war?

5. What is a fatal mistake made by the Marines?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the events that finally make Herr take up a weapon and the role he plays in the Tet Offensive.

2. How does the chapter's title reflect the feelings of the soldiers and differ from the upper brass's description of the war?

3. Discuss Herr's comments about the NVA who refused to come out of his spider hole and the numerous ways a man can be killed in Vietnam.

4. How does the image of the World War II correspondent typing by candlelight relate to the Marines diverse views regarding war correspondents?

5. How does the news of Day Tripper and Mayhew affect Herr's time at China Beach?

6. Describe the types of reporters working in Vietnam and the reports that are sent back to the American public.

7. What timeframe is Herr writing during? Is there any significance to the fact that he is writing at this time?

8. Discuss the difference between Prager and Herr and General Tompkins.

9. Why do soldiers take body part trophies? Does drug use play a role in this practice?

10. Describe the mortar attack in which Herr is injured, his understanding of the situation, and the possible truth about the soldier's laughter.

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