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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. Who has control of the area?
(a) Downs' platoon.
(b) Vietnamese.
(c) Vietcong.
(d) ARNV.

2. Aircraft from which group flies overhead during the battle?
(a) American military intelligence.
(b) NVA.
(c) ARVN.
(d) Vietnamese police.

3. Downs begins to think about going to ____ school.
(a) Officer training.
(b) Heavy weapons training.
(c) Military intelligence.
(d) Flight.

4. Back at the camp Sells orders Downs to hike _____ kilometers south of the bridge.
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. Downs wonders why the _____ have to do so little and Downs' platoon works hard to fight.
(a) Medical staff.
(b) Commanding officers.
(c) NVA.
(d) ARVN.

Short Answer Questions

1. The platoon ends up in an area referred to as a _____ zone.

2. Who serves as the point man on the next patrol?

3. On what date does the platoon return to the bridge?

4. How many men are injured by a land mine at this time?

5. Downs wants to leave the area but is ordered to stay by _______.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss Downs' state of mind at this stage of the war. What objections does Downs have about the way the mission is being operated?

3. What incident takes place involving the seven civilians? What is the attitude of the soldiers on both sides?

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

5. How and why is Downs rewarded for his actions in the field?

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

7. How does Downs win the battle with the NVA soldier?

8. Where are the American soldiers sent to next?

9. The day after the conflict, there is another ambush. Who is ambushed? The recent events cause the men to have what realization? What is the reaction of the soldiers?

10. The American soldiers stumble upon a Vietcong camp. Describe what happens next.

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