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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. Who is Hodges surprised to see get off the supply chopper?
(a) First Lieutenant Kersey
(b) Cannonball
(c) Snake
(d) A Major General

2. What happens to Hodges as the helicopters arrive to carry the wounded to safety?
(a) He is wounded in the thigh.
(b) Hot metal rips through his side.
(c) He is shot in the foot.
(d) He loses consciousness.

3. What is in the letter that Snake's Captain sends to his mother?
(a) The Captain says that Snake missed his home
(b) The Captain says that Snake was buried in the bush.
(c) The Captain says that he is recommending Snake for the Medal of Honor.
(d) The Captain says that Snake always talked about his mother.

4. What does Goodrich do after a few months back home?
(a) He returns to Harvard.
(b) He gets a job at a gas station.
(c) He gets a job in a hospital.
(d) He goes to visit friends across country.

5. How many dead men does his friend tell Hodges about?
(a) Twenty
(b) Seven
(c) Five
(d) Two

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of Operation Lam Son 719?

2. What story would Ronnie's mother like to hear from him?

3. What offer does the Major make to Hodges?

4. Why does Mitsuko refuse Hodges' marriage proposal?

5. What is Goodrich's response to the family gathering his parents planned for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bagger's reaction to Senator's insulting song about Hodges?

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

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

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

5. What does Hodges' mother do with the flag and gold medal she receives that Hodges earned while in the war?

6. What does Goodrich say to the crowd of anti-war protesters when they ask him to speak?

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

8. Why does a three star General arrive at Hodges' platoon?

9. What becomes of Dan and his men when they are on the road to Laos?

10. What is Hodges' reply when his classmate asks him if they can still win the war?

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