Fields of Fire Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

James Webb
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Fields of Fire Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

James Webb
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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. Chapter 20 Where is Gilliland meeting his wife on his last day as a Marine?

2. Why are the villagers told they have to keep walking even after Hodges says that he will transport them to the resettlement village in a Medevac?

3. What does Speedy offer to give Senator when he says that he wants to resign from the Marines?

4. What is the Marine recruiter's reaction to Bagger and his teammates?

5. How does Cat Man get his nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of childhood did Phony experience?

2. How does Angus Austin become wounded?

3. Why does Snake give Goodrich the nickname, Senator?

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

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

6. What becomes of Baby Cakes, Ogre, and the engineer as they dig out an abandoned bomb?

7. What problems does Cannonball encounter in boot camp and Vietnam?

8. What does Gilliland tell Hodges about the attitude of the civilians back in the States?

9. What is Goodrich's reaction as the platoon walks through Go Noi Island?

10. What does Speed suggest to Senator when Senator asks where he should go to resign from the Marines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each of the characters presented in Hodges' unit had different reasons for enlisting in the Marines.

1) Summarize the reasons of at least four of the characters in the novel.

2) Compare the character's views when they enlisted to their attitudes toward the Marines once they are actually serving in Vietnam.

3) How does each of the characters lose their innocent view of their role in the war? Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Naturalism emphasizes that humans act by instinct, similar to animals, or compulsively driven by circumstances beyond their control.

1) Summarize three figurative comparisons that suggest either the animal nature of Snake or the compulsive nature of his actions.

2) Explain the answers as examples of Naturalism.

Essay Topic 3

1) Write an introduction to the novel discussing James Webb's writing style, use of dialogue, irony, imagery, and point of view of the characters.

2) How do these literary elements affect the story?

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