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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. What word is best used to describe the Army people encountered by Downs at the mess hall?
2. Where is the Tam Ky province located?
3. After the remaining Vietcong flee, the Americans discover two _____ concealed in a bunker.
4. What does Downs do to pass the time?
5. How many of the civilians get away?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the scene in which the Alpha Company engages in a large scale battle.
2. What incident takes place involving the seven civilians? What is the attitude of the soldiers on both sides?
3. Where is the Tam Ky province? How is it similar to the old base camp outside Duc Pho?
4. What happens to a soldier from the Alpha Company's 3-6 platoon?
5. How and why is Downs rewarded for his actions in the field?
6. Explain the near miss experienced by Lt. Downs in the middle of the jungle.
7. 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?
8. How is the platoon separated? Who are the leaders? What happens shortly after the separation? What is Downs' reaction to the conflict?
9. Explain the trip to the area around the Tam Ky province. What is the general atmosphere of the area.
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 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 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
Examine the extensive type of treatment that Downs had to receive as a result of the gunshot wound and eventual amputation. What kind of preliminary treatment did Downs receive? What is the biggest danger to a soldier immediately following an encounter with a land mine? What is the worst part of the recovery? What actions can be taken to help amputees? How did Downs fare after his treatments?
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