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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 two emotions does Herr feel looking at pictures of dead people?

2. When did Dien Bien Phu occur?

3. What does ARVN stand for?

4. What two kinds of drugs do the soldiers turn to?

5. When was terrorism at its worst?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the reaction Herr has to seeing dead bodies and how the soldiers react when they kill the enemy.

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

4. Describe the events that finally make Herr take up a weapon and the role he plays in the Tet Offensive.

5. Who are Day Tripper and Mayhew? What does Herr do with them?

6. Describe the effects of fatigue on the soldiers.

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

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

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

10. Discuss the soldier who has already served three tours in Vietnam and wants to re-enlist for a fourth.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the various reactions of soldiers and correspondents to the mountains of death they encounter each day. Why do some soldiers react with arousal while others are repulsed? How do the soldiers learn to cope with what they are ordered to do and what happens to them? How do students suppose that the soldiers overcome what they witness or perform during the war? Discuss the increase instances of post-traumatic stress disorder and how the American people reacted to veterans with flashbacks?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impact of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death on the Vietnam War both at home and overseas.

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