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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. Approximately how many people were left when Hathcock left the scene?

2. What was the award for?

3. Who is Hathcock's partner?

4. To what location does the team return?

5. Which of the following does not interest Hathcock?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What details are given about the platoon's commanders?

6. Describe Hathcock's appearance. What was different from other soldiers?

7. Explain the purpose for the school and Land's involvement in it.

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

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

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

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

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?

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