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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. When does Chapter 11 start?

2. Where was the first American soldier of the offensive killed?

3. What did Wolff realize reflecting back on the event to follow?

4. When did Kale order the copter to pick up its load?

5. Where was Landon educated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened after a couple of days?

2. What did a personnel officer tell Wolff in Chapter 12?

3. What did Landon reveal?

4. What did Benet tell Wolff?

5. Who was Pete Landon according to Chapter 8?

6. What did Chou and other Vietnamese soldiers do?

7. What did Wolff and Landon do in Saigon?

8. What did the Chinook do?

9. Who did Landon want to visit after the Tet Offensive?

10. What was it too late for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the difference between a military and political victory. Is one more important than the other?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reasons why Vietnamese views of American troops would deteriorate at the time of Wolff's presence in Vietnam.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how Communist troops in Vietnam instigated fear in troops and the general population during the Vietnam War.

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