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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 Caputo say he learns later about the war in Vietnam?

2. Why are the Medivac helicopters unable to land to pick up casualties?

3. What is the prognosis for Powell's recovery after his heatstroke?

4. What are the two problems Caputo says are the worst while they guard the landing field?

5. What does Caputo do at Camp Upshur, Virginia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the men continually have to be reminded to keep five paces between them and the next man?

2. Explain why Caputo says that at age twenty-four he is more prepared for death than he is for life.

3. Sitting in the outpost ahead of C Company, what does Caputo have difficulty remembering?

4. What mistake happens when they fire a three-point-five at the sniper who got Sullivan?

5. What always comes to Caputo's mind when he thinks of basic training?

6. When does Caputo have his first realization of someone trying to kill him?

7. How does Caputo describe himself as he watches the action of the offensive from the hill?

8. After a group of VC disappears once again, what does Caputo want to believe?

9. What does Caputo recall when the helicopter he is in draws ground fire?

10. Why does he say he fears being an unsat or a marginal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the American withdrawal from Vietnam. It has gone down in history as the first war the Americans ever lost. Express your opinion in the paper about how the pullout affected the worldwide view of America as a Democracy.

Essay Topic 2

There was a great deal of resistance to erecting the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D. C. Part of that was because many returning veterans, like Caputo, sympathized with the anti-war movement in America. Do some research on that movement and write your opinion about it. If you had lived in that time, which side of the argument would you have been on?

Essay Topic 3

Hurry up and wait is a common complaint in the military. However, it is not a phenomenon limited to the armed forces. Write a paper discussing everyday situations where we must meet appointments only to have to sit and wait. [e.g., the doctor's or dentist's office, the DMV, a long line at a movie premier, etc.] Make this paper as humorous as possible.

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