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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. 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?

2. How old is Haywood when he is told his unit is going to Chicago to the Democratic convention?

3. How many months of training in Vietnamese language, customs, and history does Luther have before going to Vietnam?

4. How much money did Charles need to be able to take a class at the junior college?

5. How many more months did Light Bulb have to serve when he left Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Haywood remember about night movement in a monsoon?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What dreams did Charles have?

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

10. What does Luther do when Gillis says they should do something about the injured during the hospital attack because they are corpsmen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of the soldiers came back home with scars, both physical and emotional. Explain the types of scars that soldiers received from the war and how these scars affected their lives.

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

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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