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

2. Which feeling does the narrator not admit to about the war?
(a) Grief
(b) Responsibility
(c) Guilt
(d) Sadness

3. What was the young man trying to show Kiowa before "the whole field blew up around them?"
(a) A picture of his girlfriend
(b) A passage in the Bible
(c) A medal for bravery
(d) A postcard from home

4. What Army position did the narrator hold?
(a) Pilot
(b) Radio man
(c) Foot soldier
(d) Lieutenant

5. Who is curious about if the narrator killed anybody?
(a) His son
(b) His friend
(c) His daughter
(d) His wife

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tim take with him on his trip to Vietnam?

2. How many soldiers are said to be in the platoon?

3. What event causes Tim to revise "Speaking of Courage," following Norman Bowker's advice?

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

5. Who is the most upset by the act, and wants to know why the villager is behaving that way?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Henry Dobbins and Azar disagree about the girl's motive to dance?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Explain Tim's dilemma about how he killed a man on the trail outside My Khe.

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

10. What is unique about the movements required of Alpha Company for this chapter's mission?

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