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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Richard go for therapy?
(a) Womack Army Medical Center.
(b) General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital.
(c) Walter Reed Hospital.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center.

2. What does the blast from the weapon that the VC fire at the bunker during the hospital attack do to Gillis?
(a) Blows his leg off below the knee.
(b) Breaks his arm.
(c) Blows out his eardrums.
(d) Breaks his jaw.

3. In what year was Wallace Terry asked to fly to Saigon and cover a story on the role of the black soldier in the Vietnam War?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1968.

4. Why is Haywood and his unit going to Chicago to the Democratic convention?
(a) They were to be looking for bombs.
(b) Security.
(c) Swat duty.
(d) Riot patrol.

5. What medal does Luther get for his part in the hospital attack?
(a) Bronze Star.
(b) Distinguished Service Medal.
(c) Silver Star.
(d) Meritorious Service Medal.

6. What news reporter is in the Amtrac with Malik on August 5, 1965?
(a) Walter Cronkite.
(b) Homer Bigart.
(c) Martha Gellhorn.
(d) Morley Safer.

7. When is Luther's hospital attacked?
(a) August 27, 1967.
(b) April 27, 1970.
(c) January 15, 1969.
(d) May 14, 1968.

8. How many Bronze Stars does Richard receive in Vietnam?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

9. How many siblings does Haywood have?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

10. What is the name of Richard's church?
(a) Church of the Open Door.
(b) Antioch Pentecostal Church.
(c) First Baptist Church.
(d) Way of the Cross Church.

11. What do the VC fire directly at the bunker where Luther and Gillis are during the hospital attack?
(a) FIM-92 Stinger.
(b) LRAC F1.
(c) B-40 rocket.
(d) R5.

12. How old was the youngest American soldier who died in combat in Vietnam?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

13. When does Charles leave the military?
(a) April 1971.
(b) March 1970.
(c) August 1973.
(d) December 1972.

14. How many times does Luther have to watch an interrogation to make sure the prisoners are treated properly?
(a) Once.
(b) Six times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.

15. What street is Richard, his mother, and his wife driving on when white guys cut in front of them and blow the horn?
(a) Michigan Street.
(b) Indiana Boulevard.
(c) Chicago Avenue.
(d) Illinois Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Haywood is sleeping in a rice paddy in the lowlands during monsoon season, how high does the water get?

2. What does the blast from the weapon that the VC fire at the bunker during the hospital attack do to Luther?

3. How many times is Emmanuel ambushed when he is making his rounds?

4. When Haywood is moving in the night during a monsoon, how far does he fall when he falls into a well?

5. How old is Haywood when he is told his unit is going to Chicago to the Democratic convention?

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