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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is China Beach?

2. How many writers does Herr estimate are in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive?

3. What did the NVA leave behind?

4. What does Davies' in-country wife do for a living?

5. Who gets regular leave to China Beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the effect of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death on black soldiers. Does news of the assassination affect the way black soldiers are treated? Do the black soldiers fight differently following news of the civil rights leader's death?

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