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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 weapon did the boy carry?

2. What formation was Hathcock required to make during the competition?

3. How might Hathcock's wife find out about his real assignment?

4. What river is near the patrol area?

5. What part of the enemy's body is shattered?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Hathcock's partner when he accompanied the long range patrol? Where was the operation?

3. Describe the formation and weapons used by the teams.

4. Later that same day, Hathcock makes the longest confirmed shot of his career. What was the distance and the wound inflicted?

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

6. Describe the scene in which Hathcock encounters the presence of a young boy. What unusual occurrence took place? What was the result?

7. Hathcock reminisces about his meeting with whom? How did the men meet?

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

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

10. What symbol was Hathcock best known for? What name was he known by because of it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss in detail the involvement of the Marines on Hill 55 in Vietnam. Examine the location, its benefits and drawbacks. What was so important about that particular battalion at that particular location? What difference did it make to have the Marines at that location? How might things have changed after Hathcock's injury and eventual discharge?

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