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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 Beckwith doing in Chapter 14?

2. What does S.A.S. stand for?

3. Who appoints the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

4. How is the battleground dealt with after the battle described in Chapter 10?

5. Where is Fort Benning located?

Short Essay Questions

1. As described in the Prologue, what does the plan for Delta Force include?

2. How is Beckwith injured in Vietnam and how long does he spend in recovery?

3. How does Beckwith describe the compound in Vietnam and how long does it take him to recruit the first Delta Force team?

4. What leads Beckwith to Britain in Chapter 1, and what special program does he observe while he is there?

5. How is the flexibility of the soldiers explained in the planning stages of Delta Force?

6. What is the hierarchy for Delta Force that is outlined in Chapter 22?

7. How and why does Beckwith thank the Air Force at Pleiku?

8. What impresses Beckwith about the British SAS, and what does he find confusing about them?

9. What is the bond being created between Beckwith and his soldiers in Chapter 12?

10. What is the point of Beckwith's mission in Vietnam, and how does he adapt there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the nine-month search and destroy mission that Beckwith is on during his second trip to Vietnam in 1968. Include the details of the events that take place on the mission, the losses and injuries Beckwith writes about, and why the experience continues to haunt him several years later as he is writing the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the sacrifices that are made by military families, their motivation, and the possible effects of the separation that they endure in order to protect the country. Also, provide an analysis of Beckwith's family situation, how his wife is mentioned throughout the book, the importance of her support, and the way they deal with the missions he participates in.

Essay Topic 3

In "Delta Force", Beckwith uses many different literary techniques to maintain the interest of the reader and inform them at the same time.

1) Describe the tone of the book, including how Beckwith delivers the information in a way that is easy to understand.

2) Explain Beckwith's view of himself, and how his personality is evident in his writing style.

3) Describe the effectiveness of the use of a literary flashback to provide a necessary understanding of Beckwith's experiences leading up to the creation of Delta Force.

4) Analyze the structure of the book (length of chapters, order of events, etc.).

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