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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lee Strunk think the doctors will treat the wound?
(a) They will cut his other leg to match
(b) They will give him a prosthetic
(c) They will amputate the rest of the leg
(d) They will sew it back on.

2. What part of Lee Strunk's body is broken?
(a) His leg
(b) His arm
(c) His ego
(d) His nose

3. What purpose does the chapter 'Love' fill for the novel?
(a) It explains why the author decided to write the novel.
(b) It offers a prologue for all of the men in the company.
(c) It serves as an insight to how Lavender's family handled his death.
(d) It explains the historical context of the Vietnam War.

4. Who is the narrator talking about in Chapter 8, The Dentist?
(a) Kiowa
(b) Dave Jensen
(c) Henry Dobbins
(d) Curt Lemon

5. What does Mitchell Sanders call 'Nam'?
(a) Garden of Eden
(b) Garden of Evil
(c) Hell
(d) Heaven

6. How much money is the "Emergency Fund" envelope?
(a) $200
(b) $150
(c) $50
(d) $115

7. Who gets into a fist fight?
(a) Dave Jensen and Henry Dobbins
(b) Rat Kiley and Mitchell Sanders
(c) Lee Strunk and Mitchell Sanders
(d) Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk

8. What does Mary Anne like to do when she disappears from the medical unit?
(a) Go see her secret Viet Cong lover
(b) Go out on patrols with the Green Berets
(c) Go swimming by herself
(d) Go visit in the villages with other women

9. Who kills Tim Lavender's stray puppy with a Claymore?
(a) Azar
(b) Curt Lemon
(c) Kiowa
(d) Rat Kiley

10. What does Rat Kiley do first to the baby water buffalo?
(a) Shoots it in the head
(b) Offers it pork and beans
(c) Takes it for a walk
(d) Shoots it in the knee

11. Martha became a trained __________.
(a) Doctor
(b) Nurse
(c) Writer
(d) Teacher

12. What word does Ted Lavender use to describe the war?
(a) Terrible
(b) Mellow
(c) Calm
(d) Scary

13. What is Dave Jensen worried about?
(a) The rest of the platoon will kill him
(b) He will step on a booby trap
(c) Lee Strunk will retaliate
(d) Lee Strunk will shoot him

14. In what year was the college reunion where Jimmy Cross reunited with Martha?
(a) 1979
(b) 1989
(c) 1969
(d) 1949

15. Who shares the story of the girlfriend in Vietnam?
(a) Mitchell Sanders
(b) Curt Lemon
(c) Rat Kiley
(d) Dave Jensen

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was excused from tunnel duty due to size?

2. Who has a sister Rat Kiley writes a letter to?

3. What are Tim's duties at the pig factory?

4. What is the name of the area the men are in?

5. Where is the listening patrol positioned?

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