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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. Which emotion best describes the attitude of the patrol despite their recent successes?
2. What is the name of the next location?
3. Which of the following is one of the commanders at the company?
4. The character is scheduled to fly into which country?
5. What is the man's temporary rank?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the issue with convoys traveling by the established road? What were the orders issued to the men?
2. Describe the scene that takes place on the bridge. Who is involved?
3. How does Downs deal with one of the soldiers that has proven to be lazy?
4. Describe the area around the base camp and how it is different than Downs expected.
5. What is the biggest problem with this plan?
6. Discuss the transport of the battalion to the new base camp.
7. When is the platoon moved from the area? Where are they taken to set up a new base camp?
8. Describe the scene that takes place on November 13th. What types of weapons are involved in the conflict? What type of shelter is available for the soldiers?
9. Explain Downs' first friendly encounter with the Vietnamese villagers.
10. How do the soldiers in the battalion refer to the Vietnamese and the Vietcong?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the level of participation in Vietnam by each branch of the military. Which was most involved? Why? What might have changed the face of the war? In your opinion, should the US have been involved in Vietnam? Explain. How did Downs' feel about the US involvement in Vietnam during and after his tour?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the statistics mentioned in the book. Explore the accuracy of the details. What other details should have been included? Which details may have been more pertinent? What else should have been said about the end of the war? How did the end of the war affect the hundreds of thousands of military personnel and their families? Were there any other wars in recent history that equaled the one in Vietnam?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how Downs must have felt arriving back in the United States after being in Vietnam. How would you have felt in the same situation? Which would feel stranger to you - arriving in the States or going home to your house? Explain. Also, write about how friends and family might treat you differently after you returned home from war. What kind of treatment would one expect? Would it be different depending on amount or extent of wounds? Would it be different if the wounds were physical or mental?
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