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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. Who does Rat Kiley accuse of whispering his name?
(a) The bugs
(b) The trees
(c) The other men in the platoon
(d) The villagers

2. Who is the most upset by the act, and wants to know why the villager is behaving that way?
(a) Tim
(b) Kiowa
(c) Azar
(d) Henry Dobbins

3. What was Norman Bowker's chief criticism of the first draft of "Speaking of Courage?"
(a) It was a gross embellishment of the truth
(b) A lack of details
(c) The piece is too short
(d) The piece is too long

4. Who does Tim take with him on his trip to Vietnam?
(a) His father
(b) His son
(c) His daughter
(d) His wife

5. Where is the first draft of the story inspired by Norman Bowker published?
(a) In a national magazine
(b) On the Internet
(c) In an anthology of short stories
(d) In Reader's Digest

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes the decision to NOT alert Lt. Cross about finding the body?

2. What part of the story is Tim's own?

3. What did Kiowa's father do?

4. How does Rat Kiley ensure a ticket home?

5. How do the men in the platoon treat Tim when they run into him at the supply command?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you agree with Kiowa or Tim's point of view about the kill? Why?

2. Who does Tim go on a trip with and where do they go?

3. What does Tim invent about the man he killed?

4. How does Tim react to Bobby Jorgenson's failings as a medic?

5. What is the main struggle for the narrator/author in the chapter "Good Form?"

6. How does Norman Bowker ultimately cope with returning home?

7. What two types of truth are there for the author and reader?

8. How is Norma Bowker's life before the war and after the war contrasted?

9. Explain who feels blame for Kiowa's death.

10. How does Rat Kiley cope with the difficult mission of up all night, and sleeping during the day?

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