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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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) They find safety with the Marines.
(c) His family refuses to go with him.
(d) His family flees into the jungle.

2. What effect does the Army have on Cannonball's brother?
(a) The Army makes him proud to be black.
(b) The Army gives him confidence.
(c) The Army makes a new man of him.
(d) The Army destroys him.

3. What is the extent of Vitelli's injuries?
(a) He has shrapnel in the abdomen.
(b) He is shot in the neck.
(c) He has a lethal shot to the chest.
(d) He is shot in the foot.

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

5. What is the plan Senator devises to make him sick enough to go for treatment to the Battalion Aid Station?
(a) He plans to break his finger.
(b) He eats rotten food hoping to get food poisoning.
(c) He decides to shoot off a toe.
(d) He hopes to get an infection from rubbing jam into his gook sores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Marine recruiter's reaction to Bagger and his teammates?

2. What does Cat Man do after he quits school at sixteen?

3. What does Bagger do when he hears the song, These Eyes?

4. How does Cat Man get his nickname?

5. What does Snake do when he sees the new recruits?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Major Otto tell Hodges about the bush?

2. How do Senator's college friends find ways to avoid the draft?

3. What do Snake, Cannonball, Senator, Bagger, and Cat Man find when they go to look for the missing men?

4. Why do the men tease Bagger when the song, "These Eyes" plays on the radio?

5. Describe Dan's family and what becomes of them?

6. What kind of childhood did Phony experience?

7. What unreasonable expectations does Angus Austin expect from the men?

8. What problems does Cannonball encounter in boot camp and Vietnam?

9. How does Gilliland reach Pismo Beach to meet his wife after being discharged from the Marines?

10. Describe the circumstances when Cat Man arrives in America from Mexico?

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