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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 does Robert Mountain get back to the United States from Vietnam?

2. How long is Norman in the prison called the Hilton?

3. How many children does Robert Mountain have after he gets married?

4. When does Joseph retire?

5. When is the ammo dump at Long Binh blown up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Norman's job in the Air Force?

3. Why is William Norman frustrated with the navy?

4. What hurts Archie when he returns to the United States?

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

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

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

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 does Archie say that southerners would feel when they learn there was a black officer in charge of them?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how fear affected the soldiers in Vietnam and when they returned home and how fear influenced their behavior. Use examples from "Bloods."

Essay Topic 2

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 3

There were good officers and there were bad officers. Compare and contrast the different types of officers that were seen in the book.

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