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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. How does Caputo describe the Viet Cong division he first becomes aware of by looking at a site map, a map showing positions of allies and enemy in the field.

2. How does Caputo describe the feelings of the men after the destruction of the village Giao-Tri?

3. What looks beautiful from the hill but becomes ominous up close?

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

5. Why does Peterson call for an air strike on Hill 107?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Ruff-Puff's activity around the Beau Geste watchtowers.

3. What does the hospital corpsman tell Parker about his friend, Esposito?

4. What does Caputo sense at his old base camp when he goes to collect his belongings?

5. What is Caputo's troublesome encounter with Sergeant Fred Wagoner?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mob frenzy is an interesting phenomenon. Starting from the total destruction of the village after the Claymore wounded or killed so many men, write a paper on mob mentality and how it causes people to get caught up in the moment without thinking. Compare that to some incident in recent history that you know about.

Essay Topic 2

Imagine you were there in Caputo's platoon. Write a paper expressing your opinion of 2nd Lieutenant Caputo as he takes command of your platoon. Describe his personality and character as you see him from the point of view of an enlisted man or woman.

Essay Topic 3

Do a creative writing piece in which you are a private or corporal in the military, sitting in a cane field at night, listening to the moans of fellow military men because the Medivac helicopters cannot get to you and the company medic has no morphine for the pain. Be sure to express your deepest feelings and frustrations.

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