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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 Senator tell a group of people gathered for an anti-war rally?

2. Why does Mitsuko refuse Hodges' marriage proposal?

3. Where does Mitsuko take Hitoshi to help him understand his past?

4. What does Snake's mother think about as she holds his letters in her hand?

5. Why is Jones sent back to the World?

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes of Hodges while he tries to rescue the men in the cemetery?

2. What is Mitsuko's response when Hodges asks her to marry him?

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

4. What does Snake do when he sees Senator in the hole?

5. What does Goodrich see hanging from the helicopter that passes above him?

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

7. What does Waterbull tell the men in the letter he sends to the unit?

8. What is Hodges' reply when his classmate asks him if they can still win the war?

9. How do Goodrich's parents welcome him back home?

10. What is in the letter that Bagger takes from a dead VC soldier?

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) Describe the attitudes of the people in America toward the soldiers fighting in the war and those who return from the war.

2) Use examples from the letters and comments of the men who return home for R&R or are discharged after serving in Vietnam.

3) How do the comments about the people back in the states affect the men's morale?

4) How do they feel emotionally when they hear the comments from home?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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