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

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

3. Who fought the Vietnamese in Dien Bien Phu?

4. What does one soldier do when he sees Herr's bloody nose?

5. The NVA hold what building in Hue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Herr's drug use and why the soldiers try to avoid their dreams.

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

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

4. How does the presence of the correspondents lend importance to missions and also detract from the importance of the soldiers job?

5. Describe the battle at Khe Sanh.

6. Why do you think the chaplain lies to the soldier whose legs have been blown off?

7. Describe the types of reporters working in Vietnam and the reports that are sent back to the American public.

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

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

10. How does the news of Day Tripper and Mayhew affect Herr's time at China Beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how exhaustion and frustration with the war affect the soldiers. What do the soldiers do that costs some of them their lives? What has their time in country done to their belief in the war and in the odds of survival?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of illegal drugs and marijuana among Vietnam soldiers. Why were the drugs used? How were they obtained? What effect did the drugs have on the soldiers? What happened when strung out soldiers returned to the United States? Did the use of drugs in Vietnam influence the drug culture in America? How so?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the difficulty Herr and the other correspondents face during get togethers. Why is it difficult for them to act relaxed and talk normally? Why does Herr feel longing and emptiness during their meetings?

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