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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 amazes Lewis about Bob Kerrey?

2. What is Marble Mountain?

3. Why is Lewis's locker raided in Chapter 2?

4. What does Paul Barents teach Lewis?

5. In Chapter 1, what responsibility does Lewis's father have at Camp Pendleton?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lewis wait a day before assuming command of his troops?

3. What does Lewis allow his men to do to an enemy corpse in Chapter 4?

4. How does the experience of combat affect Lewis' relationship with his father?

5. What does Lewis learn he must live up to at an early age?

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

7. How does Lewpy's birth affect Lewis?

8. What are Lewis's "stubbies"?

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

10. How does Lewis lose his legs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Lewis's relationship with his father. How does Lewis's perception of this father change throughout the years? What impact does the loss of his father have on Lewis's life?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Lewis's leadership skills. What experience does he have with leadership before the Vietnam War? How are his leadership qualities formed during the war? How does Lewis use his leadership skills after the war?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the progression of Lewis's political views. What factors influence the change in his political views throughout the years? How and why do his views differ from his father's by the end of the book?

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