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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 Haywood avoid going to Chicago?

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

3. During the attack on the hospital, What does Luther fire at the VC when he is on top of the bunker?

4. What does Richard do when he joins the police department back home?

5. Where does Haywood go to basic training?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What will Charles do if he is ever asked to fight overseas again?

9. Why couldn't Richard sleep the first night he was home?

10. What does Charles say is his first contact with a real man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the way that soldiers treated both military and civilian Vietnamese. Use examples from "Bloods."

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether most of the soldiers were or were not given the respect they deserved when they returned home. Use examples from "Bloods."

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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