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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. Which type of mine would detonate under vehicles?

2. What is Alpha Company looking for on their marches in chapter 17?

3. What practice seems to afford the soldiers some protection from nighttime Viet Cong attacks?

4. Which type of mine scares the soldiers the most?

5. O'Brien believes that Johansen is the perfect guard for what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are the soldiers so angry?

3. Why is the white first sergeant fragged?

4. When do the men of the village go fishing?

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

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

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

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

9. What similarity to the soldiers' situation does the Captain draw for the scout?

10. What does chapter twelve illustrate about the character of the soldiers in Vietnam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe why Captain Johansen can be considered a hero. What is your definition of a hero? Does O'Brien meet your personal definition of a hero at any time throughout this novel? Do you believe your definition is universal or unique?Uses examples from the story to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Complete an analysis of why women and children would be used as soldiers by the Viet Cong. Why would women and children make good soldiers? If you were in charge of an army, would you use women and children? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay sharing your point of view on the war in Vietnam after reading O'Brien's account. Did your point of view change from what it was before you read his account? Why do you think it did/did not change? Use examples from the text to support your writing.

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