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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. Who writes a letter to Tuner's parents?

2. Who does Richie feel certain is the good guy in the Vietnam war.

3. What do the Vietnamese allies want the American troops to help them capture?

4. What do the American soldiers remove from the dead soldiers to keep the enemy from identifying them?

5. Which soldier freezes in sudden panic and needs Gearhart to scream him back into obedience?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Richie explain the shooting of the Vietcong soldier to his brother, Kenny?

3. How does Richie kill his first Vietcong soldier, and what is his reaction to the killing?

4. How does it come to be that Richie is shot?

5. Why do the rescue choppers open fire on the Vietnamese allies?

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

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

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

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

10. What offer does Gearhart make for the troops, when it is realized that the squads are unequally staffed?

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 letters that the soldiers send home are the only outlet that they have to their families.

Part 1) Explain the importance of the letters written from the soldiers to their families.

Part 2) Explain the importance of the letters written from family to the soldiers.

Part 3) Compare/contrast the letter writing processes of Richie and Peewee.

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