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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. What couldn't Tim bring himself to do?
(a) Give his rations to the villagers
(b) Joke with the guys about killing people
(c) Talk to a dead body as if it were alive
(d) Find himself a Vietnam girlfriend
2. In Tim's imagination, what village is the man he killed from?
(a) Saigon
(b) Tra Bong
(c) Than Khe
(d) My Khe
3. What question does Tim's daughter ask him?
(a) Did you lose your best friend in war?
(b) Did you ever get shot?
(c) Did you have a girlfriend in Vietnam?
(d) Did you ever kill anyone?
4. What was Norman Bowker's chief criticism of the first draft of "Speaking of Courage?"
(a) The piece is too long
(b) It was a gross embellishment of the truth
(c) The piece is too short
(d) A lack of details
5. How does Rat Kiley deal with the mission at first?
(a) By remaining silent
(b) By counting as high as he can
(c) By talking non stop
(d) By killing all the bugs
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the young man trying to show Kiowa before "the whole field blew up around them?"
2. Who does Rat Kiley accuse of whispering his name?
3. What event causes Tim to revise "Speaking of Courage," following Norman Bowker's advice?
4. What source of light gave away the platoon's position?
5. Which is not a way the men coped with the night mission?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Tim after he kills the man in the path with a grenade?
2. Explain who feels blame for Kiowa's death.
3. Do you agree with Kiowa or Tim's point of view about the kill? Why?
4. What two types of truth are there for the author and reader?
5. What does the dancing girl symbolize to you?
6. What does Tim invent about the man he killed?
7. What power do stories have for people dealing with death?
8. How do Henry Dobbins and Azar disagree about the girl's motive to dance?
9. How does Rat Kiley cope with the difficult mission of up all night, and sleeping during the day?
10. Who does Tim go on a trip with and where do they go?
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