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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. Pinkville used to be a what?

2. Why does the Vietnamese scout want request leave?

3. Which of the following words best describes life at LZ Gator?

4. Who orders the village to be searched after they find a Viet Cong rifle?

5. What surrounds the perimeter of the refugee camp on the lagoon side?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O'Brien feel about himself?

2. How does O'Brien feel about his new job?

3. What happens to the old men after they are tied to the tree all night?

4. Why can't the soldiers easily recognize the enemy?

5. What surprised the soldiers about the way the female Viet Cong soldier died?

6. Why doesn't Bates or O'Brien do anything about the old men being tied to the trees?

7. What is the major difference between Captain Johansen and Mad Mark as O'Brien sees it?

8. What event does O'Brien tell Erik he witnessed recently in the letter he sends him?

9. What accident occurs which kills or injures dozens of refugees?

10. Why does Major Callicles try to humiliate O'Brien?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay expressing your own personal feelings about O'Brien's experience in Vietnam in relation to his own feelings. How has your understanding of the Vietnam war changed? In what ways can you relate to how O'Brien felt during his time in the war?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about why O'Brien went through most of Vietnam feeling alone and isolated when he was surrounded by people. Should he have felt alone? Do you think O'Brien isolated himself, events isolated him, or his peers isolated him? Why do you feel that way?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters from the novel and write a comparative essay about these two characters using information from the novel as the basis for your comparison. At the end of your comparison, choose one of the characters which you feel you are most like and why you believe that is the case.

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