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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 is the effect of burning magnesium?

2. What happens to Caputo as he is crawling on his stomach to get back to his men?

3. Who never looks up as they cross the muddy paddies?

4. Who is Elmer Fudd at division HQ?

5. Why does Caputo lose radio contact with one of his operators?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the VC attacking with small arms each night for several days?

2. What is the condition of the radio when Caputo gets it from inside the bunker?

3. What becomes Caputo's chief responsibility and how does he begin to see himself?

4. Why does Caputo volunteer for the line?

5. What effect does Colonel Nickerson have on the morale of the Marines?

6. How does the platoon snap and go on a rampage/

7. Why is the chaplain upset?

8. Why does it take so long to launch Operation Long Lance?

9. How serious are the results of the assault?

10. What work has to be done as the Regimental HQ is moved to Dai-La Pass?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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