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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) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 6.

2. Which of the soldiers becomes isolated from the rest of the platoon?
(a) Muto.
(b) Rueto.
(c) Downs.
(d) Sells.

3. One of the civilians is a teenager who is shot in the ____.
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Leg.
(c) Back.
(d) Head.

4. A soldier goes into a bunker to find how many men?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. This section begins with which company engaging in a fierce battle?
(a) Dragon.
(b) Delta.
(c) Alpha.
(d) Beta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite the rugged terrain, the officers manage to _____ the injured men.

2. Downs convinces soldiers that he is a ____.

3. The items are from which country?

4. The soldier manages to dive behind a ____ to keep from being shot.

5. Which item seems to be most valuable to the people?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Sells sends Downs and his men on a foot patrol. Where does Sells send the men? What change has there been in personnel?

3. Where are the American soldiers sent to next?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Discuss at least one way in which the American soldiers can attack the Vietcong without being located.

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

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