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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 sees the kill as his going away present?

2. What item does Hathcock forget to remove from his gun?

3. What nationality is the first person killed on this mission?

4. When Hathcock returns to Vietnam where is he stationed?

5. What is unusual about the enemies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in which Hathcock makes a legendary shot.

2. How is the platoon viewed by others? What is a common duty for the platoon?

3. What is the next piece of news Hathcock receives? What is his reaction? What is his wife's reaction?

4. What shocking news does Hathcock receive while stateside? What were the details of the news?

5. What is Hathcock's life like after he returned home?

6. How does Hathcock handle the situation with the new platoon?

7. What happens while Hathcock is on restriction? What request is made by Hathcock?

8. Examine the scene in which the farmer causes grief for the sniper platoon.

9. What is unusual about the information regarding the farmer? Why is it unusual?

10. How does Hathcock flush out the female spy conversing with enemy snipers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In addition to physical damage and recovery, many soldiers face temporary or permanent psychological damage. Discuss this fact as it applies to the book. Who may have suffered from psychological damage? How did Hathcock deal with his psychological issues first when he returned stateside and attempted to become a civilian to each incident when he was injured? How did Hathcock handle it when he was discharged from the military?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss in detail the facts and statistics about the Vietnam War. Why was there a war? Was it technically defined as a war? Explain. What were the reasons behind the US military involvement in Vietnam? How many soldiers were sent over? How many casualties were there? When did the war begin and end? What was proven? Who won?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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