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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 are the evaluators of the tests considered by commanders?

2. Out of the rescue mission's total 132 men, how many are part of the Delta Force?

3. What is the name of the training course for the Delta Force's Special Operations testing?

4. What is the home of the Delta Force called?

5. What has happened to the American embassy at the end of Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beckwith describe the men of Delta Force in Chapter 24?

2. What test does Beckwith give the soldiers in Chapter 28, and how do they respond?

3. What problems are the helicopter pilots having in Chapter 35, and which possible solutions are presented?

4. What are some of the elements to the tests given in Chapter 30?

5. How does the president react to the cancellation of the mission?

6. What is the level of command and breakdown of the participants in Eagle Claw?

7. What changes are made to the plan for fueling and refueling in Chapters 36 and 37?

8. What is happening to Delta Force in Chapter 38?

9. How does Beckwith describe the Operators Course in Chapter 23?

10. What leads to the evacuation of the soldiers and the end of the mission for Delta Force?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the hierarchy of Delta Force in the military, beginning with the complications surrounding its initial placement, and the eventual line of command that is established. Also, include the key generals that assist Beckwith in determining the hierarchy and his response to their decisions.

Essay Topic 2

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.).

Essay Topic 3

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.

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