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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 type of home remedy does Peewee purchase from a local healer?
2. Which military leader is rumored to have attempted to dodge the draft?
3. How many months does the squad sergeant have before his tour is complete?
4. What does the soldier in the breakfast hall call Peewee and Richie when they refuse his offer?
5. In what neighborhood did Richie grow up?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons drew Richie into joining the army?
2. What advice does Walowick give to Richie in regard to the dead Vietcong soldier?
3. Why does Richard Perry decide to join the army?
4. During the slow days, what does Richie learn about his fellow soldiers Brew, Lobel, and Monaco?
5. What happens when the new soldiers meet Johnson?
6. What does Captain Stewart change about Monaco's kill report, and why?
7. What news does Peewee receive from home in a letter from Earlene?
8. What offer does Lieutenant Carroll give to Richie in regard to his medical records, and what is Richie's response?
9. What happens when Richie is out on patrol with the Charlie Company?
10. What happens when Richie sees the body bags lined up at his base?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The dog tags of the soldiers are powerful symbols for their identification in the military. Describe the ways that the dog tags are used throughout the novel and explain the significance of the moment when all the dog tags of the fallen soldiers are lost.
Essay Topic 2
In many of his missions throughout Vietnam, Richie wonders whether the American troops are there to help the Vietnamese villages or there to harm them. Choose two instances in the novel in which the moral ambiguity of the situation was highlighted. Then, explain how those instances led to Richie's uncertainty over the war in general.
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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