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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 old is Stephen when he is drafted?

2. Who takes Robert Holcomb to the Army induction center?

3. How long is Norman in the prison called the Hilton?

4. How many Bronze Stars does Arthur receive?

5. What is Robert Mountain's major in college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Don feel when the North Vietnamese began taking over South Vietnam?

3. Why doesn't Joseph Anderson allow his men to take the trails and paths?

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

5. What does Archie say that southerners would feel when they learn there was a black officer in charge of them?

6. Why does Robert Holcomb go back to Vietnam in 1982?

7. What hurts Archie when he returns to the United States?

8. How is Robert Daniels injured?

9. Why does Robert Mountain have to have his leg amputated again, this time below the knee?

10. Why is William Norman frustrated with the navy?

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

Explain how fear affected the soldiers in Vietnam and when they returned home and how fear influenced their behavior. Use examples from "Bloods."

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