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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 Charles get out of the field in Vietnam?

2. When is the last time Emmanuel hears from his Vietnamese wife?

3. When do Haywood and the others rob the post office?

4. Where does Haywood go to basic training?

5. When does Luther fly into Saigon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mr. Ku Klux Klan change his mind about blacks?

2. What did Haywood see in a vision when he was twelve?

3. What three alternatives does Charles have after his third dream?

4. Why does Luther get a Bronze Star for his part in the hospital attack?

5. Why isn't Light Bulb's father pleased when he enlists?

6. During the attack on the hospital, what does Luther pray when he is under fire?

7. How does Light Bulb get a man off a mine that he had stepped on?

8. Why don't officers want to be saluted at the front?

9. What is Haywood's most fearful moment?

10. What happens in 1975 when Luther is in a room at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Norfolk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, explain why maturity and a strong home life helped some of the older soldiers deal with their experiences in Vietnam.

Essay Topic 2

There were good officers and there were bad officers. Compare and contrast the different types of officers that were seen in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Soldiers who were in Vietnam in the early years of the war describe a different type of war and a different type of soldier from what was seen toward the end of the war. Compare and contrast the war and the soldiers at the beginning and at the end of the war. Use examples from the book.

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