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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tim think would have happened if he ignored the man on the trail?
(a) Someone else in the platoon would have killed him
(b) The man would have just continued down the trail, unharmed
(c) The man would have surrendered
(d) The man would have planted land mines

2. Which of the following is NOT a way the men resupplied the things they carried?
(a) Mail
(b) Supply tent
(c) Supply chopper
(d) Scavenging from fallen enemies

3. How could Kiowa be sure the man would have done harm to the platoon if Tim had not killed him?
(a) The man carried a supply of land mines
(b) The man carried a gun and ammunition
(c) The man carried letters of troop movements
(d) The man carried dog tags of dead American soldiers

4. What personality does Curt Lemon put out for others to see according to the narrator?
(a) A scared young man, always taking drugs to stay relaxed
(b) A big prankster, always pulling tricks on members of the platoon
(c) A tough soldier, always puffing himself up
(d) A de facto leader, always reminding the guys of SOP

5. How did Tim protest the war?
(a) Organizing sit ins at his college
(b) Participating in a parade
(c) Ringing doorbells for McCarthy
(d) Setting the recruiting station on fire

Short Answer Questions

1. Which man cut off the thumb of a dead Viet-Cong boy?

2. If you follow the dink, you stay in the _____________.

3. What is one thing Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk are NOT described as doing together?

4. Why is Kiowa against camping at the pagoda?

5. What does Mary Anne like to do when she disappears from the medical unit?

(see the answer key)

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