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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 many Bronze Stars does Arthur receive?

2. How much does one of the maids try to sell her baby boy for?

3. Where did Joseph go to college?

4. What does Archie's scar from the fragments look like when it heals?

5. How many people attend Edgar's retirement party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the platoon that Joseph and his men have to find that is dropped into a landing zone called LZ Pink in the Central Highlands?

2. Why does Robert Mountain have to have his leg amputated again, this time below the knee?

3. What are some stupid things that Don believes increased the likelihood of attack or problems with the Vietnamese?

4. Why is William Norman frustrated with the navy?

5. Who does Stephen look for to follow when fighting is heavy?

6. How is Norman able to attend college and become an office in the Air Force?

7. What do the FBI want Robert Holcomb to do for them?

8. Why doesn't Joseph Anderson allow his men to take the trails and paths?

9. Why do the Vietnamese call Arthur "Montagnard"?

10. How poor is Edgar when he joins the marines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Some soldiers joined the Black Panthers after they returned to civilian life. Explain why the Black Panthers organization attracted some soldiers after they had been in the war. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the similarities between the blacks' struggle for civil rights and the struggles of the Vietnamese allowed the two groups to form friendships. Use examples from the book.

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