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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. Which character wakes up in the middle of the night with terrible, screaming nightmares?

2. Which of the following best describes Richie's life in the hospital?

3. What character is Richie reunited with when he is resting in the hospital?

4. How did Richie know Johnny Robinson?

5. Around the time of the Vietnamese New Year, what is happening on the streets of New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richie kill his first Vietcong soldier, and what is his reaction to the killing?

2. What power struggle arises between Johnson and Stewart in the battlefield of the reclaimed hill?

3. What does Richie do with his Purple Heart?

4. Who is with Brew when he dies?

5. What happens during the Lieutenant Gearhart's first reconnaissance mission in Vietnam?

6. What letter does Gearhart give to Richie and Walowick to hold onto?

7. What happens when the Vietnamese allies want the American troops to help them capture a crucial hill?

8. In Kenny's letter to Richie about Johnny Robinson, what does he say?

9. What is the reaction among the troops when the newspaper arrives with photos of war protesters burning their draft cards?

10. What offer does Gearhart make for the troops, when it is realized that the squads are unequally staffed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the soldiers in the novel have big dreams for themselves when they get out of the army. Choose three soldiers from Richie's squad and explain what their dreams for the future are. Then, explain how these dreams affected the soldiers' performance in battle.

Essay Topic 2

War movies are a major theme throughout the novel.

Part 1) Explain the relationship that Lobel has with Hollywood and describe the way that it affects his fighting.

Part 2) Describe the ways that war movies romanticize soldiers.

Part 3) Describe the way that "Fallen Angels' dispels the myths of war romanticism

Essay Topic 3

The dog tags of the soldiers are powerful symbols for their identification in the military. Describe the ways that the dog tags are used throughout the novel and explain the significance of the moment when all the dog tags of the fallen soldiers are lost.

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