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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. Which man stops to give advice to Downs about the condition of the jungle?

2. Downs is now a part of the Delta Company and which other battalion?

3. The character is scheduled to fly into which country?

4. Which emotion best describes the attitude of the patrol despite their recent successes?

5. What is the name of the base camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is exposed by a random shot fired by Downs? What is the next step taken in the mission? What is discovered?

2. What is the issue with convoys traveling by the established road? What were the orders issued to the men?

3. How do the soldiers in the battalion refer to the Vietnamese and the Vietcong?

4. What is the issue with convoys traveling by the established road? What were the orders issued to the men?

5. What difficulty do the soldiers have when it comes to landing the helicopter? What is the solution to the problem?

6. Describe the scene when Lt. Frederick Downs arrives at the airfield for the first time.

7. Explain the arrival and presence of Fouel. What is the opinion of the Americans on the Cho-Hui?

8. Discuss the scene in which the platoon goes out into the rice paddies. Who do the soldiers see? What mishap occurs?

9. Discuss Downs' situation at the base camp. Where is it located? What is the name of the platoon?

10. What type of personnel make up the platoon? What is the common bond between all of the men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Interview someone who served in Vietnam and write a 1000 word essay on the experience and how it affected the soldier's life. Be sure to include any traumatic events, real or imagined as well as post traumatic stress, involvement with the VA, and life before and after the war.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss in detail the involvement of the soldiers on Montezuma Mountain in Vietnam. Examine the location, its benefits and drawbacks. What was so important about that particular battalion at that particular location? What difference did it make to have the platoon at that location? How might things have changed after Downs' injury and eventual discharge?

Essay Topic 3

Downs was among a long line of other soldiers wounded in the line of duty. Examine and discuss various types of wounds that are mentioned in the book. How were the majority of the wounds inflicted? What is the standard treatment of a non-serious wound? What is the standard treatment for a potentially fatal wound? Who attends to the soldiers when they are wounded? How common is it for doctors to be present and to take care of the wounds? When doctors are not around, who performs the work?

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