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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 are the Americans best at fighting?

2. Where does Herr find himself during a downpour?

3. What happens on the day the young marine is supposed to leave?

4. What is a LRRP?

5. Who set the booby trap on the latrine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Herr's memories of Vietnam.

2. Describe the battle at Khe Sanh.

3. How do the soldiers feel about the war?

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

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

6. What timeframe is Herr writing during? Is there any significance to the fact that he is writing at this time?

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

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

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

10. Describe the actions of the correspondents while in the field.

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

Discuss the Montagnard people. Who are they? What role did they play in the war? How did the war affect them?

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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