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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 an old Vietnamese woman chewing a beetle?

3. Who was the first KIA in 1st Battalion?

4. What tale does Colonel Nickerson love to recount?

5. During the summer, how is life for the Vietnamese peasants?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Corporal Stasek say about the bodies the colonel wants left out for the clerks and General Thompson to see?

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

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

6. What is so frustrating to Caputo during the trial?

7. Why are the men of C Company pleased about the treats sent to them?

8. Under assault conditions, what is the assistant adjutant's responsibility?

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

10. What are some of the contradictions Caputo itemizes about the war?

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

Discomfort is never pleasant. Using the book, write about some of the worst situations in terms of comfort and express your opinion about how well you would deal with them. Some examples you might use are the leeches, immersion foot, sleeping in several inches of water in a foxhole, trying to sleep with large artillery going off all night, having only C Rations to eat, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Now that you have read about the experiences of the Marines in Vietnam, write a paper about how difficult it probably was for most of them to step back into civil society at home. Perhaps you have known of someone coming back from a war who had a problem readjusting. Give your opinion about the responsibility of the people who send young men to war in helping to rehabilitate them after they return.

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