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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 Dan give a mamasan to give to her children?

2. What does Goodrich plan to do when he gets into the Marines?

3. What is Cannonball's reaction to Homicide's comments about fighting a white man's war?

4. What is the extent of Vitelli's injuries?

5. What condition are Ogre and Baby Cakes in when they are found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hodges consider unfair when he confronts the enemy in the village?

2. What do Snake, Cannonball, Senator, Bagger, and Cat Man find when they go to look for the missing men?

3. Why does Goodrich want to join Bagger's team?

4. How does Angus Austin become wounded?

5. What kind of childhood did Phony experience?

6. Why do the men tease Bagger when the song, "These Eyes" plays on the radio?

7. Why is Bobby proud to enlist in the Marines?

8. How do Senator's college friends find ways to avoid the draft?

9. Why does Cannonball decide to join the Marines instead of the Army?

10. What are the villagers carrying as they approach Hodges and his men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Choose a character from the novel and discuss his role as a hero.

2) Sketch out ideas about heroism with regards to the thoughts and actions of the character.

3) Does the hero plan out his actions or act spontaneously? Use examples from the novel.

4) Is the hero realistic in his actions or does he seem superhuman? Defend the answer with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Goodrich is one of the main constants throughout the novel. He is mentioned in all parts of the story and everyone's life seems to revolve around him.

1) Explain how Goodrich and the characters intertwine as the book progresses.

2) What relationship does he have with Hodges, Snake, Bagger, Phony, Mark, and his parents?

Essay Topic 3

1) What images does Webb use to describe the Killer Fields as the men cross through them?

2) How do these images have different meaning for different people?

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