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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Herr calls war correspondents what?
2. Where is Mayhew's friend recovering before returning to Khe Sanh?
3. What news of Day Tripper does Herr receive at China Beach?
4. What is the name of the 26th Marines company?
5. Who do Prager and Herr meet with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the impact of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death on the Vietnam War both at home and overseas.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the truth of the war. The soldiers fight battles that are not won or lost but are reported as victories. What do you make of the officials decisions to lie about the real course of the war? What effect do the lies have on the soldiers? How does the lack of honesty affect the American public's impression of the war?
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