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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 advice does Goodrich give to his friend Mark who arrives from Canada after evading the draft?

2. What does the enemy use as a distraction from the ambush?

3. How do Mitsuko and Hodges spend the day before he leaves for active duty?

4. Why can Dan never forgive the VC?

5. Why does Snake send Goodrich's team to investigate along the tree line?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Snake disagree with Kersey's order to move the men to the paddy?

2. What does Hodges see as he peers through the fog?

3. What does Hodges' mother do with the flag and gold medal she receives that Hodges earned while in the war?

4. Why does Snake go to the company office tent?

5. Why does a three star General arrive at Hodges' platoon?

6. What is Bagger's reaction to Senator's insulting song about Hodges?

7. What effect does sitting in the rain have on Hodges' men?

8. Why does Dan disagree with Operation Lam Son 719?

9. What is Kersey's reply when Hodges asks if there is anywhere dry where his men can wait out of the rain?

10. What type of songs does Senator sing and play on his guitar after Hodges returns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Compare and contrast the characters of Hodges and Kersey.

2) Summarize the impact each character has on the story.

3) How is each character realistic in his view toward life, considering the time period in which the story takes place?

4) How do their roles as soldiers differ? Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

2) What do they symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze Bobby Hodges' personality and emotional changes throughout the novel.

2) What fears and emotions does he experience as he grows during his time in Vietnam?

3) How do his attitudes change as he develops from a civilian to an experienced soldier?

4) Cite examples of the character changes Hodges goes through from different scenes in the novel.

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