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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 training does Charles get at Lai Khe?

2. What kind of an infection does Charles get when they are out in the rain during monsoon season?

3. What network is covering Malik and his regiment on August 5, 1965?

4. What is Haywood's favorite game in high school?

5. When Light Bulb and his unit are trying to extricate a helicopter that had been shot down, what do they keep hearing in the night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. By 1969, what new type of black soldier appeared in Vietnam?

3. How does Light Bulb lose a stripe and get a fine?

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

5. What special training did Luther have before he was sent to work in a hospital in Vietnam?

6. What types of things would Luther order for the Vietnamese?

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

8. Why did some guys call Emmanuel a VC sympathizer?

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

10. What dreams did Charles have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain how the military system perpetuated racism. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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