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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. What offer does the Major make to Hodges?

2. How does Mitsuko think of Hodges?

3. Hodges meets an old friend from school in the mess hall. What school is his friend from?

4. What is the reaction of Mitsuko's mother at Hodges' marriage proposal?

5. What shocking news does Snake reveal to Bugs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Goodrich see hanging from the helicopter that passes above him?

2. What becomes of Dan and his men when they are on the road to Laos?

3. Why does Dan disagree with Operation Lam Son 719?

4. What does Waterbull tell the men in the letter he sends to the unit?

5. What is Snake's mother doing two years after he is killed in Vietnam?

6. What is Mitsuko's response when Hodges asks her to marry him?

7. What effect does sitting in the rain have on Hodges' men?

8. Why does a three star General arrive at Hodges' platoon?

9. What is Hodges' reply when his classmate asks him if they can still win the war?

10. Describe Snake's feelings about serving in Vietnam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe the attitudes of the people in America toward the soldiers fighting in the war and those who return from the war.

2) Use examples from the letters and comments of the men who return home for R&R or are discharged after serving in Vietnam.

3) How do the comments about the people back in the states affect the men's morale?

4) How do they feel emotionally when they hear the comments from home?

Essay Topic 2

1) What images does Webb use to describe the Killer Fields as the men cross through them?

2) How do these images have different meaning for different people?

Essay Topic 3

1) What role does racism play in the novel?

2) Explain the relevance of the Black Shack and the effect it has on both the white and black soldiers.

3) Describe the unrest that racism causes between white and black men fighting and relying upon one another in battle.

4) Specifically, analyze the moral dilemma that Cannonball faces because of racism during the war.

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