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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 job does Haywood chose when he goes home?

2. During what time of day is Luther's hospital in attacked?

3. Where does Luther live when he is at the hospital in Vietnam?

4. When Light Bulb arrives in the area near the Ia Drang Valley, how long had a man been standing on a mine?

5. How many men is Luther told that he shot and killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the standard operating procedure when Haywood's division would go into a village?

2. Describe the robbery that Haywood plans and executes.

3. What dreams did Charles have?

4. Why does Malik go into the service?

5. Why is Richard supposed to have a job in the rear?

6. What happens to a white guy from D.C. that Haywood meets just after joining Tango Squad?

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

8. How do forty men in Bravo Company get killed by friendly fire?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Norman McAlexander decides that God may not remove his trials, but will give him strength to get through them. Explain how this belief helped Norman endure prison and torture.

Essay Topic 2

Some of the soldiers seemed to lose their faith and others seemed to have a stronger faith in God after the war. Explain the different ways that Vietnam affected soldiers' faith in God.

Essay Topic 3

Adjustment to civilian life was a frequent problem for soldiers from the Vietnam War era. Compare and contrast the different adjustments that soldiers had to make and how they dealt with these adjustments.

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