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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 do men do to reduce glare?
(a) Paint their faces
(b) Wear sunglasses
(c) Wear baseball caps under their helmets
(d) Use umbrellas

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

3. What does ARVN stand for?
(a) Armed Republic Vietnamese
(b) Army of the Repubic of Vietnam
(c) Armed Reconnaissance for Vietnam
(d) Army Reinforcements for Vietnam

4. What two emotions does Herr feel looking at pictures of dead people?
(a) Shock and Repulsion
(b) Fascination and Horror
(c) Shock and fascination
(d) Repulsion and fascination

5. Where does Herr find himself during a downpour?
(a) An airfield in Kontum
(b) A hotel in Saigon
(c) China Beach
(d) A bunker in the jungle

Short Answer Questions

1. No soldier would want to return home with this.

2. The brass declare what after the Tet Offensive?

3. What battles take place in 1965 that cost numerous American lives?

4. Why do military officials say Khe Sanh is different from Dien Bien Phu?

5. There are eight thousand American troops facing how many NVA troops?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Herr feel emptiness and longing while visiting old friends?

2. Describe the state of the war as Herr enters it.

3. How does the battle of Ia Drang affect the American soldiers?

4. Khe Sanh is compared to another battle fought nearly ten years earlier. What is the name of that battle and what happened?

5. Describe the effects of fatigue on the soldiers.

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

7. Describe the battle at Khe Sanh.

8. Describe Herr's memories of Vietnam.

9. How does the Vietnam War impact more than just the country of Vietnam?

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

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