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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 news does the patrol read about in a newspaper from home?

2. What effect does the Army have on Cannonball's brother?

3. What does Roland learn after he is in the military?

4. What changes Hodges' mind about being excited to be in the war?

5. Chapter 15 Why does Dan leave his family to fight in the war?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is wounded during enemy fire in An Hoa?

3. What does Major Otto tell Hodges about the bush?

4. Describe Dan's family and what becomes of them?

5. Describe the circumstances when Cat Man arrives in America from Mexico?

6. What is the result of the investigation of the banana trees just off the trail that Hodges' men are following?

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

8. What kind of childhood did Phony experience?

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

10. What unreasonable expectations does Angus Austin expect from the men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe the unexpected act of Goodrich when he speaks at the anti-war rally.

2) Why does he think Snake would be proud of his actions?

3) What evidence of change takes place in Goodrich's personality?

4) How does he regard himself in this new role he makes for himself?

Essay Topic 2

1) Analyze how Webb depicts the soldiers during the final battle of the novel.

2) What role does fate plays in their lives?

3) How does Webb make use of figurative language during the battle?

4) How do each of these things relate to Snake, Senator, and Hodges?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the image of the One Mile Killer Fields.

2) What do they symbolize?

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