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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. In what year was the main character born?

2. Which is one of the character's nicknames?

3. What type of torture is related to the enemy sniper?

4. How many people are in the group?

5. How far away is Da Nang?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What incident leaves Hathcock worried about his home life and future?

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

4. Why was the character so famous? What made him important enough to be the topic of a biography?

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

6. Who is the main target of the teams? Why?

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

8. Describe the first group of sniper instructors organized by Land.

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

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

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

Hathcock never had any deep desire to become involved with politics or other global issues. Examine why Hathcock became a Marine. Did others in the platoon have the same view? What was Land's view of the military and why he joined? Do you think Hathcock's views changed as he spent such a large amount of time fighting in Vietnam? How do you think Hathcock viewed the military and the government involvement in Vietnam after he was discharged and again after the war was over?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the personal and professional lives of Land and Hathcock. Which was more experienced? Which had sharper skills? What was the personal relationship between the two men? How did others view the men as commanding officers and experts?

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