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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 is the name of the man that took over for RTO Mann?
2. A soldier goes into a bunker to find how many men?
3. Downs begins to question the military's _____ in regards to fighting the enemy.
4. This section begins with which company engaging in a fierce battle?
5. Who issues a new plan to Downs via radio?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where are the American soldiers sent to next?
2. The day after the conflict, there is another ambush. Who is ambushed? The recent events cause the men to have what realization? What is the reaction of the soldiers?
3. What happens to the wounded men? What can the soldiers do to save them?
4. What happens to a soldier from the Alpha Company's 3-6 platoon?
5. What is the irony surrounding the major injuries sustained by Downs?
6. What is the plan issued to Downs by Captain Sells?
7. Explain the scene in which the Alpha Company engages in a large scale battle.
8. Explain the trip to the area around the Tam Ky province. What is the general atmosphere of the area.
9. Discuss at least one way in which the American soldiers can attack the Vietcong without being located.
10. Sells sends Downs and his men on a foot patrol. Where does Sells send the men? What change has there been in personnel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Interview someone who served in Vietnam and write a 1000 word essay on the experience and how it affected the soldier's life. Be sure to include any traumatic events, real or imagined as well as post traumatic stress, involvement with the VA, and life before and after the war.
Essay Topic 2
Examine the extensive type of treatment that Downs had to receive as a result of the gunshot wound and eventual amputation. What kind of preliminary treatment did Downs receive? What is the biggest danger to a soldier immediately following an encounter with a land mine? What is the worst part of the recovery? What actions can be taken to help amputees? How did Downs fare after his treatments?
Essay Topic 3
Downs was among a long line of other soldiers wounded in the line of duty. Examine and discuss various types of 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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