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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. Of all the men in the squad, who is viewed as their leader, described as having "quiet good sense"?

2. Which of the following best describes the fight in which the troops is attempting to reclaim Vietnamese land?

3. What offer does Gearhart give the soldiers to keep them safe?

4. What American holiday is approaching at the same time as the Vietnamese New Year?

5. How did Richie know Johnny Robinson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Kenny's letter to Richie about Johnny Robinson, what does he say?

7. Who is with Brew when he dies?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Even though race was a major issue with many of the soldiers in Richie's squad, the frost between the races began to thaw as the novel progressed.

Part 1) Explain the division of race that was present when Richie first entered his squad.

Part 2) Describe the ways that the tension between the races began to dissipate as the novel progressed.

Part 3) Explain why race cannot be a factor when a military squad is in battle.

Essay Topic 3

War movies are a major theme throughout the novel.

Part 1) Explain the relationship that Lobel has with Hollywood and describe the way that it affects his fighting.

Part 2) Describe the ways that war movies romanticize soldiers.

Part 3) Describe the way that "Fallen Angels' dispels the myths of war romanticism

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