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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 is the name of the dog that is in Archie's regiment that sniffs out Vietnamese?

2. How long does it take Edgar to go from private to first sergeant?

3. What is Robert Mountain's mother's job?

4. How many times is Stephen shot down?

5. How long is Robert Mountain in the hospital while his stump heals?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Arthur Woodley kill another GI in February 1969?

2. What does Don write in a letter to President Johnson?

3. Why does Robert Holcomb go back to Vietnam in 1982?

4. Who are the two soldiers that are killed under Archie's command?

5. What is Robert Mountain's training like at Fort Benning?

6. What injuries does Robert Mountain sustain when he is hit outside his bunker?

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

8. 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?

9. What bothers Robert Daniels about the way the Vietnamese seem to thrive in the United States?

10. How does Don feel when the North Vietnamese began taking over South Vietnam?

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

Some of the soldiers become numb to the killing and even seem to find some enjoyment in what they did. Argue whether these soldiers do or do not begin to regret their actions either on the field or back at home. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

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

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