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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. Who finally shoots the man?

2. How long is Hathcock's recovery?

3. A random shot causes some people to hide behind what object?

4. Who makes an error in a battle demonstration?

5. Near what location is the new operation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the next assignment for Land's sniper platoon? Where is it located?

2. What is Hathcock's answer when an intelligence officer asks about his shooting accuracy?

3. How does Hathcock take the information given by the spy?

4. What is unusual about the information regarding the farmer? Why is it unusual?

5. What incident causes Hathcock to get into hot water with his commander?

6. How does Hathcock handle the situation with the new platoon?

7. What incident takes place while Land and Reinke are on patrol?

8. What speculation makes the secret operation even more interesting?

9. How does Hathcock flush out the female spy conversing with enemy snipers?

10. How does Land react to Hathcock's actions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Write a short story or essay from the point of view of Hathcock as he reminisces about his championship shooting awards and accolades earned throughout his military career. How did Hathcock's views change over the years?

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