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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lewis decide to do before entering military service?
(a) Buy a red convertible Mustang.
(b) Marry his high school sweetheart.
(c) Put himself through a physical training program.
(d) Attend law school.

2. In Chapter 1, what responsibility does Lewis's father have at Camp Pendleton?
(a) Reacclimating returning GIs.
(b) Training troops for Vietnam.
(c) Training troops for Korea.
(d) Gathering intelligence about German troop movement.

3. In 1951, what does Lewis's father give him for his birthday?
(a) A Daisy Red Ryder BB gun.
(b) A .45-caliber pistol.
(c) A .22-caliber single-shot rifle.
(d) A Tippmann A-5.

4. Who is Staff Sergeant Brown?
(a) Chesty Puller's personal assistant.
(b) Lewis's staff sergeant in Vietnam.
(c) Chesty Puller's replacement.
(d) Lewis's staff sergeant during officer training.

5. What lesson does Lewis learn the day his eye is blackened?
(a) Be sure of your target and of what is beyond it.
(b) Watch your front and trust that others will have your back.
(c) Always watch where you step.
(d) Boys do not cry in front of grown men.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, from what conflict or war had Lewis's father just returned?

2. What college does Lewis attend?

3. To what country do young men flee to in 1967 to avoid the wartime draft?

4. In what branch of the armed forces does Lewis's father serve?

5. What news does Toddy give Lewis in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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