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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 does Herr say is the reason he came to Vietnam?
(a) To further his career
(b) To meet Seann Flynn
(c) To do his duty to his country
(d) To visit a foreign country

2. What do the troops find in the city of Hue?
(a) Fresh replacement troops from America
(b) A deserted city
(c) Thousands of dead bodies
(d) A large company of NVA troops

3. Many soldiers carry what to keep them safe?
(a) An extra grenade
(b) A knife in their boot
(c) A handgun
(d) Good luck charms

4. What type of people are the Montagnards?
(a) Reclusive and primitive
(b) NVA outcasts
(c) South Vietnamese guerillas
(d) City dwellers

5. What type of transport is the young marine awaiting?
(a) C-123
(b) Coast Guard
(c) Medevac
(d) Green Berets

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Herr place Khe Sanh?

2. When do NVA troops begin building up around the Khe Sanh base?

3. When did the First Indochina War end?

4. The brass declare what after the Tet Offensive?

5. What is the most popular strategy for ending the war according to the soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Soc Trang and what does it promise Herr?

2. What timeframe is Herr writing during? Is there any significance to the fact that he is writing at this time?

3. How does the image of the World War II correspondent typing by candlelight relate to the Marines diverse views regarding war correspondents?

4. 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?

5. Describe the reaction Herr has to seeing dead bodies and how the soldiers react when they kill the enemy.

6. Who is the Khe Sanh press secretary and what is his role in the Khe Sanh siege?

7. Describe what the soldiers and correspondents pack when going into battle.

8. Discuss the meaning of Major Trong's statement that he is emperor now.

9. Who are the Montagnards and what role do they play in the Vietnam War?

10. Discuss Page's wound and his recovery.

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