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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 do they do so that the VC corpses will not look recently uninterred?

2. What happens to a large number of the platoon down in a paddy?

3. What is going on inside the operations tent the night of the assault?

4. What happens to an old Vietnamese woman chewing a beetle?

5. Why is there a great deal of physical work to be done as the monsoon season begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the ridiculous hold up in getting the evac helicopters to the platoon?

2. What work has to be done as the Regimental HQ is moved to Dai-La Pass?

3. How serious are the results of the assault?

4. What does Caputo say about the effect of his job as Regimental Casualty Reporting Officer?

5. How does the platoon snap and go on a rampage/

6. Describe the Marines in Caputo's dream platoon.

7. Why does Caputo order the village fired upon by white phosphorus shells?

8. Why does it take so long to launch Operation Long Lance?

9. What is so frustrating to Caputo during the trial?

10. Why are the men of C Company pleased about the treats sent to them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper about understanding different cultures. Use examples from the book to show that people of different cultures often do not understand each other. A good example is the old Vietnamese man trying to sell pornographic pictures to Caputo and his men. He, like so many Asians, had the idea that all Americans are addicted to sexual laxity and vulgarity. On the other hand, the Americans often could not understand the stoic nature of the Vietnamese who show little emotion regardless of circumstances.

Essay Topic 2

Caputo discusses the deterioration of morals as the war goes on. Write your opinion about how extremely adverse situations may affect human morality. Give examples from the book of behavior in Vietnam that would not even be considered in main street USA.

Essay Topic 3

There was a great deal of resistance to erecting the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D. C. Part of that was because many returning veterans, like Caputo, sympathized with the anti-war movement in America. Do some research on that movement and write your opinion about it. If you had lived in that time, which side of the argument would you have been on?

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