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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. Who fights with the Montagnards against the NVA?

2. What does ARVN stand for?

3. When was terrorism at its worst?

4. What does NVA stand for?

5. From where is the young marine departing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the stories Herr hears from the soldiers.

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

3. 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?

4. Discuss what an NVA attack on Khe Sanh with the tanks would mean for the American soldiers.

5. What is the Khe Sanh Combat Base and who forms it?

6. Describe the effects of fatigue on the soldiers.

7. Discuss Herr's comments about the NVA who refused to come out of his spider hole and the numerous ways a man can be killed in Vietnam.

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

9. 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?

10. Discuss Herr's comment that the military's use of "corps" zones reduces the character of the country.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Herr's statement that Saigon looks beautiful from the air but up close is really a crime ridden trash heap. How does this statement apply to the entire Vietnam War?

Essay Topic 2

What type of relationship do the soldiers and correspondents maintain? Is it symbiotic? Are there moments of tension? Are they respectful?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Herr's decision to take up a weapon and fight in the Tet Offensive. How does this act change Herr's part in the war?

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