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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. When was terrorism at its worst?

2. What happens to South Vietnamese at Hue?

3. What is the trick to survival?

4. When does the Tet Offensive begin?

5. What type of people are the Montagnards?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the chapter's title reflect the feelings of the soldiers and differ from the upper brass's description of the war?

2. How does the news of Day Tripper and Mayhew affect Herr's time at China Beach?

3. Why does Herr feel emptiness and longing while visiting old friends?

4. Describe the stories Herr hears from the soldiers.

5. Who are Day Tripper and Mayhew? What does Herr do with them?

6. What role does luck play in the lives of the soldiers?

7. Discuss the story about the soldier who is rewarded for killing more enemy and rescuing more prisoners than he actually did.

8. What are the two realities of Vietnam and how do they differ?

9. Discuss Herr's comment that the military's use of "corps" zones reduces the character of the country.

10. Describe the effects of fatigue on the soldiers.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the culture of America that Vietnam Veterans returned to. How were they greeted and treated? What opportunities were available to them or denied them because of their time in Vietnam? How did their family members and friends treat returning soldiers?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the difficulty Herr and the other correspondents face during get togethers. Why is it difficult for them to act relaxed and talk normally? Why does Herr feel longing and emptiness during their meetings?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the effect of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death on black soldiers. Does news of the assassination affect the way black soldiers are treated? Do the black soldiers fight differently following news of the civil rights leader's death?

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