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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What are the streets of Saigon full of?
(a) Dead soldiers
(b) Crime and trash
(c) Prostitutes
(d) Animals
2. Who do the Montagnards hated?
(a) The Chinese
(b) The French
(c) The South and North Vietnamese
(d) The Americans
3. What are the four geographical areas of Vietnam?
(a) delta, flats, piedmont, highlands
(b) north, south, east, west
(c) delta, rivers, mountains, plains
(d) plains, piedmont, mountains, lowlands
4. What type of people are the Montagnards?
(a) Reclusive and primitive
(b) South Vietnamese guerillas
(c) City dwellers
(d) NVA outcasts
5. Why do military officials say Khe Sanh is different from Dien Bien Phu?
(a) The NVA will give up quickly
(b) The Americans are better prepared than the French
(c) The base sits on high ground
(d) There are more American troops than NVA
Short Answer Questions
1. No soldier would want to return home with this.
2. Where does Herr place Khe Sanh?
3. How long does it take for Herr to hear all the variations of war stories?
4. The VC conserves what?
5. The brass declare what after the Tet Offensive?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the mortar attack in which Herr is injured, his understanding of the situation, and the possible truth about the soldier's laughter.
2. Describe Herr's first encounter with the Marines and how that affects Herr.
3. Describe the state of the war as Herr enters it.
4. Discuss what an NVA attack on Khe Sanh with the tanks would mean for the American soldiers.
5. Why do soldiers take body part trophies? Does drug use play a role in this practice?
6. Describe the stories Herr hears from the soldiers.
7. How does the chapter's title reflect the feelings of the soldiers and differ from the upper brass's description of the war?
8. What timeframe is Herr writing during? Is there any significance to the fact that he is writing at this time?
9. Describe the condition "shell shock." Why do parents fear their sons will come home with it and why do soldiers with it not want to return home?
10. How do the soldiers feel about the war?
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