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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. Why does Walter Cronkite report Lewis's injury on the evening news?

2. Why is the platoon's mission into the DMZ compromised?

3. To what base is Lewis's father transferred in 1954?

4. What lesson does Lewis learn the day his eye is blackened?

5. How does Lewis lose his legs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Lewis to see his father as a fallible human being?

2. How does Lewis suffer as a young boy due to his father's fame and position?

3. What lessons does Lewis learn from his father as a young boy?

4. How does Lewis prepare for entry into military life?

5. What is Captain Thanh's view of Lewis's presence in Vietnam?

6. What opinion does Chesty have about the Marine Corps' training methods?

7. Why does Lewis order a rifle inspection shortly after assuming command of his platoon?

8. How does Toddy's pregnancy affect Lewis's life?

9. How does a local village take advantage of Lewis and his officers in Chapter 3?

10. Describe Dr. Cabot's treatment of Lewis.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What impact does the letter from the Navy Surgeon General have on Lewis? What are the implications of the letter and how do those implications make him feel? What impact does the letter have on Lewis's healing and motivation for the future? What does Lewis decide to do with the information he has received in the letter and why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Toddy's influence on Lewis's life. How does her first pregnancy affect his character? What support does she offer during each phase of his life? How might Lewis's life have been different if he had decided to divorce Toddy shortly after his injury?

Essay Topic 3

How do the South Vietnamese people feel about the Americans fighting in their country? Describe Captain Thanh's perception of Lewis and other Americans. How does the Vietnamese village chief's perception of Lewis compare to Captain Thanh's perception? Why do some of the South Vietnamese hide enemy soldiers in their villages?

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