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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. If Haywood's group is doing combat assault of a village, where would the command post be?

2. How many men's stories does Wallace Terry tell in the book?

3. Who does Luther save in the water before his tour in Vietnam?

4. How does Haywood avoid going to Chicago?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Richard do when some white guys in a car cut him off and honked the horn?

3. Why does Malik have to spend seven days in the brig?

4. What is Haywood's most fearful moment?

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

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

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

8. Describe the robbery that Haywood plans and executes.

9. Why does Malik go into the service?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, compare and contrast the courage and cowardice of the soldiers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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