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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 20 Where is Gilliland meeting his wife on his last day as a Marine?

2. What does Speedy offer to give Senator when he says that he wants to resign from the Marines?

3. What does Roland learn after he is in the military?

4. What takes place while Boomer and Gilliland inspect the Vietnamese soldier who is dressed like a mamasan?

5. What is the extent of Vitelli's injuries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Goodrich's reaction as the platoon walks through Go Noi Island?

2. Explain the circumstances when Bagger enlists in the Marines.

3. What is the result of the investigation of the banana trees just off the trail that Hodges' men are following?

4. What do Snake, Cannonball, Senator, Bagger, and Cat Man find when they go to look for the missing men?

5. How do Senator's college friends find ways to avoid the draft?

6. What problems does Cannonball encounter in boot camp and Vietnam?

7. What is the Black Shack used for?

8. Why does Snake argue with Austin's order to send a platoon on the other side of the wire at the tree line for LP?

9. What does Bagger explain to his Marine buddies when he gets back from R&R?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Choose a character from the novel and discuss his role as a hero.

2) Sketch out ideas about heroism with regards to the thoughts and actions of the character.

3) Does the hero plan out his actions or act spontaneously? Use examples from the novel.

4) Is the hero realistic in his actions or does he seem superhuman? Defend the answer with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

1) Interpret examples of human weakness and heroism depicted in the novel.

2) Cite examples of how each is valid with regard to the fear and danger each character encounters.

3) How realistic is Webb in his descriptions of these human qualities?

Essay Topic 3

1) What images does Webb use to describe the Killer Fields as the men cross through them?

2) How do these images have different meaning for different people?

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