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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 was the award for?

2. Which was one of the character's jobs?

3. What adjective best describes the people in the group?

4. What weapon did the boy carry?

5. Where was the competition held?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Hathcock's experience with the NVA company? Who was a part of the company? How many were there?

2. Explain what happened after the crowd realizes Hathcock and Burke are firing on them.

3. Examine Hathcock's story about his shooting expertise in competitions.

4. Describe the first scene in which Hathcock appears with a gun. When did the scene take place?

5. How long is the enemy held captive? What do Hathcock and Burke do during that time?

6. What activities was Hathcock involved in outside the Marine Corps?

7. Describe the location where the groups were positioned. Why was that particular area chosen?

8. Who is the subject of the biography? What are his statistics and military status?

9. Why is Land upset by the position of the sniper teams? What happens?

10. Describe Hathcock's actions and how he won the championship.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To add insult to injury, Hathcock was forced into medical discharge just before he reached his full twenty years in the Marines. Discuss the implications of the medical discharge. How would it affect Hathcock's career? Would Hathcock's pension suffer? If so, how? How did the discharge affect Hathcock in other ways? What are the standard career markers in regards to military service?

Essay Topic 2

Toward the end of the book, Hathcock is involved in a very serious fire. Discuss the scenario in detail. What was the extent of Hathcock's injuries? Why did Hathcock get injured? What could have been done to prevent the incident? What did Hathcock do to make the situation better or worse? What was the result of the incident? What was the enemy trying to do? Did they succeed? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Burke and Hathcock. Did the men know each other prior to Vietnam? If so, how? When did the men meet? What was the first impression garnered by each? Were the first impressions correct? What was the first mission the men worked together? What did it entail? What was the outcome? As time went on did the personal and professional relationship improve or disintegrate? Explain.

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