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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. How did Rat Kiley tease Tim to keep him out of shock?
(a) He made jokes about Tim dressing in drag
(b) He pretended Tim had been pregnant
(c) He quoted from his medical manual in a pompous voice
(d) He sang songs as he dressed the wound

2. How did the old farmer react to Tim?
(a) He raised a shovel in defiance
(b) He gave him a hug
(c) He shook hands and shared war stories
(d) He smiled as he drove past

3. The man Tim killed had a hole the shape of what where an eye was supposed to be?
(a) A circle
(b) A heart
(c) A crescent moon
(d) A star

4. Who warns Lt. Cross about the location the men choose to camp in?
(a) A group of Vietnamese women
(b) A group of other soldiers
(c) A group of Vietnamese children
(d) The command post

5. Who do the platoon meet in the village?
(a) An old man
(b) A young girl
(c) A young boy
(d) An old woman

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator find relief from his feelings about the war?

2. What did the man on trail wear on his feet?

3. How many years has it been since the war for the author, at the time of writing the novel?

4. What activity does Norman Bowker do to avoid his troubles?

5. What was Norman Bowker's chief criticism of the first draft of "Speaking of Courage?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What power do stories have for people dealing with death?

2. What important information does the reader learn about the story in the preceding chapter?

3. How did the men recover Kiowa's body?

4. What is the purpose of the visit to the battlefield where Kiowa was killed?

5. What is Norman's assessment of his valor and bravery?

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

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

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

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

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

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