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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 is another term for "secretive"?

2. How many men were committed to combat at that time?

3. How many enemies were there?

4. Hathcock returns home during what period in the Vietnam War?

5. Where does Hathcock get shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about the killing of the farmer denotes hesitancy on Hathcock's part?

2. Who steps forward to help Hathcock in this new venture?

3. What happens while Hathcock is on restriction? What request is made by Hathcock?

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

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

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

7. How is the platoon viewed by others? What is a common duty for the platoon?

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

9. What shocking news does Hathcock receive while stateside? What were the details of the news?

10. What is happening with the Vietnam War as Hathcock finishes his tour of duty?

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

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 facts and statistics about the Vietnam War. Why was there a war? Was it technically defined as a war? Explain. What were the reasons behind the US military involvement in Vietnam? How many soldiers were sent over? How many casualties were there? When did the war begin and end? What was proven? Who won?

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