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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. Where is Bobby stationed while he awaits to leave for Vietnam?

2. Why are the villagers told they have to keep walking even after Hodges says that he will transport them to the resettlement village in a Medevac?

3. Chapter 18 How much more time does Gilliland have to serve in the military?

4. Why doesn't Baby Cakes want Ogre with him?

5. Chapter 9 What type of man is Angus Austin, the new Platoon Sergeant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Cannonball encounter in boot camp and Vietnam?

2. What does Speed suggest to Senator when Senator asks where he should go to resign from the Marines?

3. Describe the circumstances when Cat Man arrives in America from Mexico?

4. Why is Bobby proud to enlist in the Marines?

5. What kind of childhood did Phony experience?

6. What becomes of Baby Cakes, Ogre, and the engineer as they dig out an abandoned bomb?

7. What are the villagers carrying as they approach Hodges and his men?

8. Who is wounded during enemy fire in An Hoa?

9. Why do the men always dig new fighting holes, rather than use old holes that they find?

10. What is the main reason Ronnie enlists in the Marines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Compare and contrast the characters of Hodges and Kersey.

2) Summarize the impact each character has on the story.

3) How is each character realistic in his view toward life, considering the time period in which the story takes place?

4) How do their roles as soldiers differ? Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

1) What is the message Webb is trying to convey about life both in the states and in Vietnam during the war?

2) Does he depict a realistic and relevant view of human nature through the actions of the character during the Vietnam War?

3) Are the human qualities of each character true to life? Explain.

4) How do the characters convey the everyday struggles of life?

Essay Topic 3

1) Analyze the image of the One Mile Killer Fields.

2) What do they symbolize?

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