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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Hodges want to give food to the woman who asks for food for her child?
(a) Hodges says that the hungry child is better off dead.
(b) Hodges says that there isn't enough food to go around.
(c) Hodges hates everyone in Vietnam.
(d) Hodges says that it will go to the VC.

2. What takes place while Boomer and Gilliland inspect the Vietnamese soldier who is dressed like a mamasan?
(a) The disguised soldier is shot by another Vietnamese soldier.
(b) The disguised soldier shoots Boomer in the legs.
(c) The disguised soldier shoots himself.
(d) A booby trap blows up and Boomer loses both his legs.

3. Why are the villagers told they have to keep walking even after Hodges says that he will transport them to the resettlement village in a Medevac?
(a) He is refused transport.
(b) The villagers refuse the transport.
(c) He can't be bothered and changes his mind.
(d) The resettlement village is supposedly full.

4. What does Roland decide to do when he receives his draft notice?
(a) Go to Canada
(b) Join the Marines
(c) Join the Navy
(d) Join the Army

5. What does Bagger tell Hodges as they sit together on his cot?
(a) He thinks he might kill himself.
(b) He feels protected by some unknown force.
(c) He feels something bad is going to happen.
(d) He thinks Goodrich is a traitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Goodrich feel after his tirade about Hodges?

2. How does Goodrich pour out the agony he has felt for months?

3. Where is Goodrich attending college when he decides to enlist in the Marines?

4. Chapter 14 What is Gilliland looking forward to after his ten years of military service?

5. What does Roland learn after he is in the military?

(see the answer key)

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