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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 is in the letter that Snake's Captain sends to his mother?

2. How does Snake make it over to Goodrich?

3. Where do Hodges' men take position?

4. What offer does the Major make to Hodges?

5. As Snake sees the mountains in the distance, what does he think about himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Senator wounded in the cemetery?

4. What does Goodrich say to the crowd of anti-war protesters when they ask him to speak?

5. What does Snake decide to do when Hodges arrives to help?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goodrich presents moral dilemmas to his comrades' behavior throughout the novel.

1) How do Goodrich and the other men in his unit respond differently to their plights?

2) Which characters are more realistic in their responses to the dangers that they face and the moral questions they deal with?

3) Cite examples from the novel where Goodrich was adverse to the actions of the other men in his unit.

4) Whose actions are more realistic considering the situations they face?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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