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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the platoon's mission into the DMZ compromised?
(a) Lewis loses radio contact with Captain Woods.
(b) Corporal Watson steps on a land mine.
(c) There is a delay due to Corporal Hitch's heat exhaustion.
(d) A forbidden campfire alerts the Vietcong to the platoon's position.

2. What local ware does Lewis prohibit his men from purchasing at the Tu Cau Bridge?
(a) Party girls.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Local food.
(d) Cigarettes.

3. Why is Lewis's locker raided in Chapter 2?
(a) Lewis's friends are trying to help him stop smoking.
(b) Lewis has a forbidden stash of chocolate.
(c) Because the thieves want name tags bearing the Puller name.
(d) Because Lewis is a "newbie".

4. What position does Lewis desire in the military?
(a) Judge Advocate.
(b) Combat platoon leader.
(c) Combat engineer.
(d) Artillery officer.

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

6. What amazes Lewis about Bob Kerrey?
(a) He never gives up hope.
(b) He always wears a smile.
(c) He is adamant about running for Congress.
(d) He refuses to take pain medication after surgery.

7. In Chapter 4, what alerts snipers to the platoon's position during their third patrol rotation?
(a) The laughter of the patrol.
(b) A snapped branch.
(c) A hacking cough.
(d) The detonation of a booby trap.

8. Whose wedding does Lewis attend in Chapter 5?
(a) Martha's wedding.
(b) Ken Shelleman's wedding.
(c) Jim Crotty's wedding.
(d) John Zier's wedding.

9. Who is invited to live with Toddy and Lewis while her husband is recovering from surgery?
(a) Linda Zier.
(b) Martha Barents.
(c) Linda Cabot.
(d) Kathy Barents.

10. In Chapter 1, how does Lewis blacken his eye?
(a) From the recoil of a .45-caliber pistol.
(b) By falling off his bike.
(c) From the ricochet of a bb pellet.
(d) By falling out of a deer stand.

11. In Chapter 2, where does Virginia's husband serve during the war?
(a) Korea.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Germany.
(d) Vietnam.

12. What is Marble Mountain?
(a) One of the most dangerous patrol areas in Vietnam.
(b) The capitol city of Vietnam.
(c) A Vietcong camp.
(d) A patrol area where the platoons were sent to relax.

13. To what base is Lewis's father transferred in 1952?
(a) Port Everglades in Saluda, Virginia
(b) The Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego.
(c) Norfolk Naval Base in Portsmouth, Virginia.
(d) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

14. In Chapter 1, what desire does Lewis' father have for his son?
(a) To become a four star General.
(b) To do his best in whatever field suits Louis.
(c) To see him honor the family name by succeeding in a military career.
(d) To finish college and attend law school.

15. What war is America fighting in 1967?
(a) Afghanistan War.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) Desert Storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Lewis ask Toddy to send him?

2. What does the platoon discover one morning after camping on the sides of two hills in a V-shaped draw?

3. In 1952, what does Lewis observe in the base pool that he finds fascinating?

4. Whom does Lewis throw a New Year's party for while in the hospital?

5. How does Sergeant Sorg assist Lewis during his military training?

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