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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the NVA leave behind?

2. What does the NCO's friend do to their school teacher?

3. What does Herr talk about with a black Marine?

4. Where does Herr go following Khe Sanh?

5. What does Herr suffer his first month back in America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the title of Chapter 4, Illumination Rounds. What are illumination rounds in a military sense? What are the illumination rounds Herr discusses?

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 Herr's statement that Saigon looks beautiful from the air but up close is really a crime ridden trash heap. How does this statement apply to the entire Vietnam War?

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