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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. Who is living with Martha in Chapter 2?

2. Which friend from the states does Lewis encounter at the officer's club bar in Vietnam?

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

4. What lesson does Lewis learn the day his eye is blackened?

5. Why doesn't Lewis like Lieutenant Doan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What opinion does Chesty have about the Marine Corps' training methods?

3. What does Lewis learn he must live up to at an early age?

4. What does Lewis decide to give Toddy the first time she sees him in the hospital?

5. How does Lewpy's birth affect Lewis?

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

7. What lessons does Lewis learn from his father as a young boy?

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

9. How does the Tet offensive affect the Vietnam War?

10. How does Lewis prepare for entry into military life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the importance of Lewis's meeting with the Soviet veterans. What internal conflicts does each party struggle with and how are those conflicts resolved? How do the two groups provide each other with a sense of closure and healing?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Lewis's relationship with his father. How does Lewis's perception of this father change throughout the years? What impact does the loss of his father have on Lewis's life?

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