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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The next morning ___ civilians are ordered to surrender.
(a) 11.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

2. One of the men falls ___ feet and stops breathing.
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

3. How many American soldiers are injured during this particular confrontation?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

4. What items are taken when the soldiers search the huts?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Statues.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Uniforms.

5. How is the attacking NVA officer killed?
(a) Stabbed.
(b) Strangled.
(c) Shot.
(d) Snared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Downs' platoon is split into how many parts?

2. The platoon decides to stop by two _____.

3. Which group is quickly executed?

4. How many Vietcong were shot and killed by soldiers in the helicopter?

5. Two soldiers are hit by a land mine after walking through a _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Downs angry when Sells releases the two men hiding in the bunker?

2. Explain what the author means by the genocidal aspect of the war. How does Downs justify this behavior?

3. Discuss Downs' opinion of the base camp and area surrounding Pleiku.

4. Where are the American soldiers sent to next?

5. Where is the Tam Ky province? How is it similar to the old base camp outside Duc Pho?

6. What is the irony surrounding the major injuries sustained by Downs?

7. Who arrives to assist the soldiers? What happens during the operation?

8. What is the plan issued to Downs by Captain Sells?

9. What are some of Downs' ongoing complaints regarding the ARVN?

10. Explain the near miss experienced by Lt. Downs in the middle of the jungle.

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