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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Dan's family when he sneaks away from his unit to bring his family to safety?
(a) His entire family is killed by gunfire.
(b) His family refuses to go with him.
(c) They find safety with the Marines.
(d) His family flees into the jungle.

2. 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 resettlement village is supposedly full.
(c) The villagers refuse the transport.
(d) He can't be bothered and changes his mind.

3. Why does Phony join the Marines?
(a) He will come out of the military with a clean record.
(b) He wants to atone for his bad decisions.
(c) He wants to be a hero.
(d) He wants to serve his country.

4. Chapter 3 Where is Hodges processed and briefed?
(a) Da Nang
(b) Hiroshima
(c) Okinawa
(d) An Hoa

5. Where is Goodrich attending college when he decides to enlist in the Marines?
(a) Boston University
(b) Harvard
(c) Suffolk University
(d) MIT

6. Why does Sadler decide to dismantle the old bomb buried in the dirt?
(a) Sadler doesn't want innocent women and children near the bomb.
(b) The enemy uses old bombs for ammunition.
(c) The bomb might explode and kill an American platoon.
(d) Sadler's platoon needs extra ammunition.

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

8. Where do the men gather as the sun begins to fall?
(a) They gather in small clumps in four man holes.
(b) They gather in the Lieutenant's tent.
(c) They gather around a campfire.
(d) They gather in a jungle hut.

9. What happens as Waterbull sits under his hooch looking at a picture?
(a) He is attacked by the enemy and shot three times.
(b) A grenade is thrown into his hooch.
(c) He is bitten by a poisonous snake.
(d) He starts to cry as he thinks of home.

10. What is the Marine recruiter's reaction to Bagger and his teammates?
(a) He gives them warnings about what they will encounter.
(b) He tries to talk them out of enlisting.
(c) He turns everyone but Bagger away.
(d) He is in euphoria.

11. Chapter 15 Why does Dan leave his family to fight in the war?
(a) He takes his fallen brother's place in the war.
(b) He feels it is his duty.
(c) He does it to protect his family.
(d) He needs the weekly income.

12. Why is Goodrich afraid to go to the flatlands?
(a) He is afraid of snakes in the elephant grass.
(b) He is afraid of deadly insects in the tall grass.
(c) He has heard stories that a man can step on an ambusher before he sees him.
(d) He is afraid of anything new.

13. Why doesn't Baby Cakes want Ogre with him?
(a) Ogre almost got him shot earlier.
(b) Ogre never shuts up.
(c) Ogre has annoying habits.
(d) Ogre can't be trusted.

14. What does Austin rip off Phony's back?
(a) Phony's backpack
(b) Phony's bed roll
(c) Phony's rifle
(d) Phony's shirt with a peace sign on it

15. What is Goodrich's strength as he sits contemplating after the battle?
(a) The men in his unit
(b) Memories of his girlfriend
(c) The ghosts of his past
(d) His happy memories of home

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the plan Senator devises to make him sick enough to go for treatment to the Battalion Aid Station?

2. Who makes snide comments about the Chaplain who is leading a memorial service for the fallen men?

3. Chapter 10 What is available to the men at Liberty Bridge?

4. What does Cannonball do to get out on the Medevac?

5. Chapter 11 What do Speedy, Smitty, Senator, and Burgie witness as they lie beyond the barbed wire for their LP watch?

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