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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. Downs sees a large trailer that belongs to which person?
(a) Chaplain.
(b) General.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Major.

2. The platoon ends up in an area referred to as a _____ zone.
(a) No fly.
(b) Fire-free.
(c) Killing.
(d) Friendly fire.

3. Who serves as the point man on the next patrol?
(a) Mann.
(b) Yoder.
(c) Downs.
(d) Muto.

4. Once he is in the village, Downs notices that the Vietnamese people there are poor and ____.
(a) Dirty.
(b) Wretched.
(c) Diseased.
(d) Starving.

5. Where is the Tam Ky province located?
(a) North Vietnam.
(b) West Vietnam.
(c) East Vietnam.
(d) South Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Downs convinces soldiers that he is a ____.

2. As they descend from the top of the mountain many men are attacked by which of the following:

3. Downs accidentally steps on what type of a trap?

4. Which group is quickly executed?

5. Back at the camp Sells orders Downs to hike _____ kilometers south of the bridge.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain Downs' escape and the attack on the other men.

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

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

5. Explain the scene in which the Alpha Company engages in a large scale battle.

6. Where are the American soldiers sent to next?

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

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

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

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

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