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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. Why is the platoon's mission into the DMZ compromised?

2. Who is Staff Sergeant Brown?

3. What was Martha's first response upon seeing Lewis?

4. To what country do young men flee to in 1967 to avoid the wartime draft?

5. What local ware does Lewis prohibit his men from purchasing at the Tu Cau Bridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lewis's family react to his deployment to Vietnam?

2. Why does Lewis resume a former bad habit in Vietnam?

3. Describe Dr. Cabot's treatment of Lewis.

4. How does Lewpy's birth affect Lewis?

5. Why does Lewis order a rifle inspection shortly after assuming command of his platoon?

6. What are Lewis's "stubbies"?

7. Why does Lewis wait a day before assuming command of his troops?

8. How does the experience of combat affect Lewis' relationship with his father?

9. Describe Paul Barents.

10. What causes Lewis to see his father as a fallible human being?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Toddy's influence on Lewis's life. How does her first pregnancy affect his character? What support does she offer during each phase of his life? How might Lewis's life have been different if he had decided to divorce Toddy shortly after his injury?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the hope that Lewpy's birth gives Lewis. What motivation does Lewis have being a father? What emotional, psychological, and physical changes does Lewis experience after the birth of this son? How could a newborn infant motivate a grown man to succeed?

Essay Topic 3

How does the end of the Vietnam War affect Lewis and other characters in the book? What are the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual effects of the war on Lewis? What effect does the war have on his relationships with other people?

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