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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. What does Roland decide to do when he receives his draft notice?

2. What is the Reverend's view on racism?

3. What is Cannonball's reaction to Homicide's comments about fighting a white man's war?

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

5. Chapter 13 What is a sign that the enemy is near?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Snake give Goodrich the nickname, Senator?

2. What becomes of Baby Cakes, Ogre, and the engineer as they dig out an abandoned bomb?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1) Write an introduction to the novel discussing James Webb's writing style, use of dialogue, irony, imagery, and point of view of the characters.

2) How do these literary elements affect the story?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the image of the One Mile Killer Fields.

2) What do they symbolize?

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