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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. After Richie's discussion with Johnson about the war protestors, what does he fall asleep thinking about?

2. Which soldier's girlfriend sends him a letter proposing marriage?

3. During a fight with Vietnamese soldiers, where is Richie shot?

4. What is attached to the young Vietnamese child that Peewee makes a doll for?

5. After the trauma of visiting the recently pacified Vietnamese village, whose bed does Richie sleep in for comfort?

Short Essay Questions

1. What letter does Gearhart give to Richie and Walowick to hold onto?

2. What happens during the Lieutenant Gearhart's first reconnaissance mission in Vietnam?

3. How do the American soldiers prepare the bodies of their fallen soldiers so that the enemy cannot mutilate them?

4. What race relation issues come to light during the time of Vietnamese Tet?

5. What do the American soldiers see when they return to the village in Vietnam that they had recently tried to pacify?

6. What happens when the Vietnamese allies want the American troops to help them capture a crucial hill?

7. What power struggle arises between Johnson and Stewart in the battlefield of the reclaimed hill?

8. How are Richie and Peewee separated from the rest of their troop?

9. Where do Richie and Peewee spend the night when they are separated from their squad, and how do they find their way there?

10. When does Richie realize that Johnson would have been a natural-born leader?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"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.

Essay Topic 2

When Richie enters the army, he has firm beliefs of what his tour on duty will be like. Throughout his time in Vietnam, Richie's views about war changes many more times. Describe the way that Richie thought the war would be like when he entered the service, and then briefly describe the ways that his views of fighting changed over his time in Vietnam.

Essay Topic 3

The novel "Fallen Angels" is set at a time of American history in which the Civil Rights movement was pushing forward.

Part 1) Describe the way that racism in "the World" is presented in the novel.

Part 2) Describe the way that racism in the army is presented in the novel.

Part 3) Briefly discuss whether or not you feel that the novel presented the American history of the time in a fair and balanced way.

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