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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. When did the First Indochina War end?
(a) 1970
(b) 1945
(c) 1975
(d) 1954

2. What jungle disease takes down many strong men?
(a) Anthrax
(b) Pneumonia
(c) West Nile
(d) Malaria

3. The NVA hold what building in Hue?
(a) The national university
(b) The US Embassy
(c) The Citadel
(d) The Temple

4. What does Herr wear on his first day in Vietnam?
(a) New fatigues
(b) Jeans, a tie-dye t-shirt and flip flops
(c) Shorts and a Hawaiin shirt
(d) Combat boots, shorts and a flack jacket

5. Who is defeated during the battle of Dien Bien Phu?
(a) The Chinese
(b) The Americans
(c) The Vietnamese
(d) The French

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another term for shell shock?

2. Where does Herr place Khe Sanh?

3. What do the troops find in the city of Hue?

4. In what city is Herr's apartment?

5. What is booby trapped with a grenade?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the soldiers expect to find at Hue? What are they greeted with? How does the battle turn out?

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

3. Describe the stories Herr hears from the soldiers.

4. What is the result of the siege at Khe Sanh?

5. How does the chapter's title reflect the feelings of the soldiers and differ from the upper brass's description of the war?

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

7. Discuss Page's wound and his recovery.

8. Herr talks with a black Marine about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. What impact does the assassination have on the black soldiers in Vietnam?

9. How do the soldiers feel about the war?

10. Describe Herr's memories of Vietnam.

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