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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 is not among the physical descriptions of the character?

2. What structure is nearby?

3. What award does Hathcock talk about?

4. Where does the character return to at the end of the day?

5. With whom did Hathcock meet in the first part of his tour?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the main target of the teams? Why?

2. Describe Hathcock's actions and how he won the championship.

3. What physical ailments impaired Hathcock's life?

4. Explain the purpose for the school and Land's involvement in it.

5. Why was the character so famous? What made him important enough to be the topic of a biography?

6. Describe Hathcock's appearance. What was different from other soldiers?

7. Describe the formation and weapons used by the teams.

8. Examine Hathcock's story about his shooting expertise in competitions.

9. What symbol was Hathcock best known for? What name was he known by because of it?

10. Describe the location where the groups were positioned. Why was that particular area chosen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author details the height of the Vietnam War as Hathcock returns home. Discuss the statistics mentioned in the book. Explore the accuracy of the details. What other details should have been included? Which details may have been more pertinent? What else should have been said about the end of the war? How did the end of the war affect the hundreds of thousands of military personnel and their families? Were there any other wars in recent history that equaled the one in Vietnam?

Essay Topic 2

Hathcock is among other people was wounded in the line of duty. Examine and discuss various types of gunshot wounds that are mentioned in the book. How were the majority of the wounds inflicted? What is the standard treatment of a non-serious wound? What is the standard treatment for a potentially fatal wound? Who attends to the soldiers when they are wounded? How common is it for doctors to be present and to take care of the wounds? When doctors are not around, who performs the work?

Essay Topic 3

Toward the end of the book, Hathcock is involved in a very serious fire. Discuss the scenario in detail. What was the extent of Hathcock's injuries? Why did Hathcock get injured? What could have been done to prevent the incident? What did Hathcock do to make the situation better or worse? What was the result of the incident? What was the enemy trying to do? Did they succeed? Explain.

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