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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. Where does Herr place Khe Sanh?

2. Where does Saigon look beautiful?

3. Who fires on the soldiers Herr travels with?

4. What does Herr smoke before sleeping that causes him to have strange dreams?

5. How many times does the young marine miss his transport?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the battle for the Citadel in Hue.

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

3. Why do soldiers take body part trophies? Does drug use play a role in this practice?

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

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

6. What are the two realities of Vietnam and how do they differ?

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

8. Discuss the difference between Prager and Herr and General Tompkins.

9. Discuss the story about the soldier who is rewarded for killing more enemy and rescuing more prisoners than he actually did.

10. Describe the battle at Khe Sanh.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Page. What type of man is he? How does he act? Why do the Marines view Page as the real enemy?

Essay Topic 2

How does the attitude of the Marines compliment the denial of reality by government officials? How do both of these attitudes affect the morale of troops?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the state of Vietnam when Herr arrives in Saigon. What is the history of the war up to that point? Who has been involved? Who is fighting? What are the issues being fought for? Who controls the land? Who controls the air? How are the Vietnamese people coping with the constant state of war?

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