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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. Chapter 11 What do Speedy, Smitty, Senator, and Burgie witness as they lie beyond the barbed wire for their LP watch?

2. What happens to Austin as he dives to the ground to check on the bunkers?

3. How does Cat Man get his nickname?

4. What does Snake do when he sees the new recruits?

5. What condition are Ogre and Baby Cakes in when they are found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bobby Hodges awaken to his first night in Vietnam?

2. What is the main reason Ronnie enlists in the Marines?

3. How does Angus Austin become wounded?

4. What does Speed suggest to Senator when Senator asks where he should go to resign from the Marines?

5. Who is wounded during enemy fire in An Hoa?

6. What does Major Otto tell Hodges about the bush?

7. How does Gilliland reach Pismo Beach to meet his wife after being discharged from the Marines?

8. What are the villagers carrying as they approach Hodges and his men?

9. Why does Goodrich want to join Bagger's team?

10. What kind of childhood did Phony experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe the attitudes of the people in America toward the soldiers fighting in the war and those who return from the war.

2) Use examples from the letters and comments of the men who return home for R&R or are discharged after serving in Vietnam.

3) How do the comments about the people back in the states affect the men's morale?

4) How do they feel emotionally when they hear the comments from home?

Essay Topic 2

Goodrich is one of the main constants throughout the novel. He is mentioned in all parts of the story and everyone's life seems to revolve around him.

1) Explain how Goodrich and the characters intertwine as the book progresses.

2) What relationship does he have with Hodges, Snake, Bagger, Phony, Mark, and his parents?

Essay Topic 3

1) Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the novel.

2) Choose three events from the story which cause Senator's life to undergo a change.

3) How does he react to the events and their effects?

4) How does he grow emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward the people in his life because of these changes?

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