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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 is Hodges' reaction to Goodrich's insults?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is not bothered by it.
(c) He is silently livid.
(d) He is angry and ready for a fight.

2. Why does Snake send Goodrich's team to investigate along the tree line?
(a) Three gooks were spotted there
(b) Check for booby traps
(c) Look for snipers
(d) See if any civilians are in the area

3. How do people react to Hitoshi when he is out in public?
(a) They stare at him and tease him.
(b) They honor him because he is half American.
(c) They offer him gifts.
(d) They bow to him.

4. What do Dan's and his men do after being overrun by the NVC?
(a) Fight to the death
(b) Blow themselves up rather than be caught.
(c) Run into the bush
(d) Surrender

5. What is the duty the men are leaving for when they climb into the truck?
(a) Searching for booby traps
(b) Rescue a POW
(c) Rear patrol
(d) Sand bag duty

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Senator thinking as he searches the tree line?

2. What happens to Hodges as the helicopters arrive to carry the wounded to safety?

3. What happens to Dan's column when they enter Laos?

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

5. Why is Hodges irritated with the way his friend describes the deaths of certain Marines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hodges do when he is released from the Japanese hospital?

2. What type of songs does Senator sing and play on his guitar after Hodges returns?

3. Describe Snake's feelings about serving in Vietnam?

4. What becomes of Hodges while he tries to rescue the men in the cemetery?

5. What does Goodrich see hanging from the helicopter that passes above him?

6. What is Kersey's reply when Hodges asks if there is anywhere dry where his men can wait out of the rain?

7. How is Senator wounded in the cemetery?

8. Why does Snake disagree with Kersey's order to move the men to the paddy?

9. Why does Dan disagree with Operation Lam Son 719?

10. What does Waterbull tell the men in the letter he sends to the unit?

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