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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cat Man do after he quits school at sixteen?
(a) He sells drugs on the street.
(b) He marries his high school sweetheart.
(c) He robs a gas station.
(d) He goes to work in the fields.

2. Chapter 9 What type of man is Angus Austin, the new Platoon Sergeant?
(a) He is funny and exuberant.
(b) He is friendly, mild, and child-like.
(c) He is humorless, dry voiced, and old for thirty one.
(d) He is aggressive and mean spirited.

3. What does Snake believe about his time in Vietnam?
(a) Snake believes it was a waste of part of his life.
(b) Snake believes he lost his innocence in Vietnam.
(c) Nothing he could ever do in life would equal his time served in Vietnam.
(d) Vietnam is his hell on earth.

4. Chapter 18 How much more time does Gilliland have to serve in the military?
(a) Two months
(b) Three weeks
(c) Two weeks
(d) Three months

5. How do Mitsuko and Hodges spend the day before he leaves for active duty?
(a) They spend the day walking and talking.
(b) They spend the day in bed.
(c) They spend the day arguing.
(d) They tour Okinawa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men wearing as they gather in the road to get in the convoy headed for battle?

2. What does Goodrich plan to do when he gets into the Marines?

3. Who gives Gilliland a ride part of the way to meet his wife?

4. What does Hodges plan to do when he meets Mitsuko's parents?

5. How do the civilians in America treat Gilliland when he returns home wearing his uniform?

(see the answer key)

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