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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. Who serves as the point man on the next patrol?
2. What does Downs do to pass the time?
3. What is the name of the commander that replaced Schaldenbrand?
4. How many Vietcong were shot and killed by soldiers in the helicopter?
5. Downs begins to think about going to ____ school.
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain Downs' escape and the attack on the other men.
2. What happens to the wounded men? What can the soldiers do to save them?
3. 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?
4. Sells sends Downs and his men on a foot patrol. Where does Sells send the men? What change has there been in personnel?
5. What is the plan issued to Downs by Captain Sells?
6. Why is Downs angry when Sells releases the two men hiding in the bunker?
7. Discuss Downs' state of mind at this stage of the war. What objections does Downs have about the way the mission is being operated?
8. How does Downs win the battle with the NVA soldier?
9. What are some of Downs' ongoing complaints regarding the ARVN?
10. Where are the American soldiers sent to next?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss in detail the facts and statistics about the Vietnam War. Why was there a war? Was it technically defined as a war? Explain. What were the reasons behind the US military involvement in Vietnam? How many soldiers were sent over? How many casualties were there? When did the war begin and end? What was proven? Who won?
Essay Topic 3
Downs is disgusted by the behavior of the ARVN soldiers. Explain why Downs was so angry. Was that kind of behavior common for a trained and experienced soldier? Explain. Do you think Downs was truly concerned about the ARVN hurting his platoon? What might have happened if a soldier had been hit by the shots fired over the heads of the platoon members on patrol? Do you think the shooting would have been covered up or would the ARVN soldier be exposed? What might happen to the soldier if caught?
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