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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. How many children does Robert Mountain have after he gets married?

2. At the dinner held in Don's honor when he is leaving, what is served to eat?

3. Archie gets fragments in his lower back and buttocks. Where is the doctor from who removes the fragments and stitches him up?

4. What is Robert Mountain's mother's job?

5. What year does Don get to Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Robert Mountain's training like at Fort Benning?

2. What is Norman's job in the Air Force?

3. What happens to the platoon that Joseph and his men have to find that is dropped into a landing zone called LZ Pink in the Central Highlands?

4. What do the FBI want Robert Holcomb to do for them?

5. How is Norman able to attend college and become an office in the Air Force?

6. What are some stupid things that Don believes increased the likelihood of attack or problems with the Vietnamese?

7. How are explosives brought in to blow up the ammo dump at Long Binh?

8. Who does Stephen look for to follow when fighting is heavy?

9. Why do the Vietnamese call Arthur "Montagnard"?

10. What bothers Robert Daniels about the way the Vietnamese seem to thrive in the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The soldiers in the book expressed many different viewpoints concerning the Vietnam War. Compare and contrast how the different soldiers viewed the Vietnam war and what they would have done differently if they had been in charge. Use examples from "Bloods."

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether the training that the soldiers received did or did not affect the way that they viewed and treated the Vietnamese. Use examples from the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Some of the soldiers become numb to the killing and even seem to find some enjoyment in what they did. Argue whether these soldiers do or do not begin to regret their actions either on the field or back at home. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

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