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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 does Brew hope to become when he gets out of the army?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Lieutenant Carroll?

3. What is the name of the new Lieutenant of Richie's platoon.

4. What news does Peewee's girlfriend write to tell him?

5. Which military leader dies in a hospital after the attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peewee ask Richie to write a letter to Earlene on his behalf?

2. What question does the film crew ask to the soldiers, and what are their responses?

3. Why do the American troops ambush the village that they had recently pacified?

4. What happens when Richie is out on patrol with the Charlie Company?

5. How does RIchie cope with the trauma that he witnesses while on patrol with the Charlie Company?

6. What does Captain Stewart change about Monaco's kill report, and why?

7. Why does Jenkins say that he has joined the army, and what is his fear of war?

8. What happens to the soldiers while they are on a layover in Osaka, Japan?

9. After returning from a Vietnamese village, what does Sergeant Simpson tell the troops Captain Stewart?

10. Why isn't Richie able to answer the question about his future goals when speaking to the Red Cross workers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, many myths of what happens to a good, or strong, soldier are presented. Chose two military myths that were presented in the novel, and explain the ways that the reality of war in Richie's experience dispelled those myths.

Essay Topic 2

Richie's medical records float through the novel, appearing regularly to remind the reader how unorganized then military office is during the war. Briefly explain what the medical records meant to Richie, and how their inability to be locked down led the reader to see the chaos and uncertainty of war.

Essay Topic 3

"Fallen Angel" has sometimes been called an antiwar novel. Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not. Discuss the ways that the novel acts as an antiwar novel and the ways that it acts as a pro-war novel.

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