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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 about the significance of a single death in war?

2. What is the stated interest of the U. S. government for war in Vietnam?

3. What happens right under their noses as they settle into Danang?

4. Why do they get ready to move out to the war zone several times?

5. What is the feeling of the brigade as the offensive begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What really causes the aloofness to Caputo at the base camp?

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

3. Describe the platoon sergeant, William Campbell.

4. What is it like for Caputo as they march back through Giao-Tri?

5. What is the news that makes Caputo sorry he is not there instead of being in Okinawa?

6. How do Caputo and his 40-odd men get transported to the war zone?

7. Describe the Annamese Cordillera.

8. What do they find when they rush a base camp near the LZ?

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

10. Explain what Caputo says is the worst thing about hiking in the jungle.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The charges against Caputo and his men would have gone completely unnoticed had the village not lodged a complaint. Write a paper in which you give your opinion about the role of political expediency in deciding when and against whom to prosecute. Discuss whether you think the event involving Le Dung was an isolated incident.

Essay Topic 2

Write a paper on the need of many men to prove their manhood. Express your opinion as to why this is something Caputo mentions several times in the book. Besides war, what are ways some men choose to prove to themselves that they are real men? Express your opinion as to whether such behavior is necessary.

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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