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Fields of Fire Quiz

James Webb
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Fields of Fire Quiz

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1)

Chapter 22 How many of Bagger's football team joined the Marines at the same time? (from Chapter 21 | Chapter 22)

Six
Four
Two
Eight
2)

Where does Mitsuko take Hitoshi to help him understand his past? (from Chapter 41)

She takes him to visit Hodges' company commander.
She takes him to see Hodges' monument.
She takes him to visit Hodges' family in America.
She takes him to the Marine post for more information.
3)

How do the Marines refer to Go Noi? (from Chapter 25)

They refer to it as the Mile Wide Killer Fields.
They refer to it as the Elephant Grassland.
They refer to it as Snake Ground.
They refer to it as the Mile Wide Death Fields.
4)

Chapter 24 Where is Cat Man's native home? (from Chapter 23 | Chapter 24)

Venezuela
Puerto Rico
Canada
Mexico
5)

What does Roland decide to do when he receives his draft notice? (from Chapter 26)

Go to Canada
Join the Navy
Join the Marines
Join the Army
6)

What is one of the first things the men ask Hodges to do when they see him? (from Chapter 29)

Tell them about home
Show them his scars
Tell them what is going on in the jungle
Who else he saw at the hospital
7)

What does Hodges' seven year old son believe his father did? (from Chapter 41)

He believes his father will come back for him.
He believes his father was a traitor.
He believes his father was a coward.
He believes Hodges went back to America, abandoning him and Mitsuko.
8)

What advice does Goodrich give to his friend Mark who arrives from Canada after evading the draft? (from Chapter 42)

He tells Mark to stay in Canada.
He tells Mark to change his name.
He tells Mark he should surrender.
He tells Mark to live with the underground.
9)

What offer does the Major make to Hodges? (from Chapter 28)

He offers Hodges a rank promotion.
He offers Hodges an honorable discharge.
He offers Hodges a collectible rifle.
He offers Hodges a position in Okinawa.
10)

Who is hit as Snake's company has point patrol in Go Noi? (from Chapter 25)

Bagger and Chuck
Doc and Bagger
Wild Man and Bagger
Snake and Wild Man
11)

What does the letter that Bagger takes off a dead enemy soldier reveal? (from Chapter 35)

It is a letter to his children.
It is a letter to his mother.
The dead man asks his sweetheart to marry him.
The dead man has five children and is asking to be relieved of his war duties.
12)

What is the duty the men are leaving for when they climb into the truck? (from Chapter 30)

Sand bag duty
Searching for booby traps
Rear patrol
Rescue a POW
13)

What does Cannonball need to help digest all the changes taking place in the black community? (from Chapter 26)

He needs his fellow brother's defiant words.
He needs the Reverend's words every Sunday.
He needs his father's strict hand.
He needs his mother's advice.
14)

Who is guiding the remnants of the platoon in the cemetery? (from Chapter 38)

Sadler
Kersey
Bagger
Cannonball
15)

What does Cat Man do after he quits school at sixteen? (from Chapter 23 | Chapter 24)

He robs a gas station.
He sells drugs on the street.
He marries his high school sweetheart.
He goes to work in the fields.
16)

How long do Hodges' men have to wait in the field before the fighting begins? (from Chapter 34)

Eight hours
Three hours
Six hours
Two hours
17)

How does Cat Man feel as the helicopter flies away? (from Chapter 38)

He feels like an abandoned child.
He feels like a walking dead man.
He feels like a wild animal.
He feels like a killing machine.
18)

What is Goodrich offered after he writes a report about the killing of the man and woman? (from Chapter 32)

He will be discharged.
He will be sent back to the World.
He will be removed from his company.
He will be stationed outside of Vietnam.
19)

What is in the letter that Snake's Captain sends to his mother? (from Chapter 40)

The Captain says that Snake was buried in the bush.
The Captain says that he is recommending Snake for the Medal of Honor.
The Captain says that Snake always talked about his mother.
The Captain says that Snake missed his home
20)

What is Goodrich's response to the family gathering his parents planned for him? (from Chapter 42)

He appreciates the gesture.
He says that he now knows what his wake will be like.
He cries with emotion.
He is happy to have the distractions of company.
21)

How do Mitsuko and Hodges spend the day before he leaves for active duty? (from Chapter 28)

They spend the day arguing.
They spend the day walking and talking.
They spend the day in bed.
They tour Okinawa.
22)

What does Hodges' friend ask him before he leaves? (from Chapter 33)

He asks if Hodges thinks they can win the war.
He asks Hodges if he regrets enlisting.
He asks Hodges if they can meet again.
He asks Hodges if he is afraid.
23)

What is announced at the platoon formation? (from Chapter 30)

The nicknames of the new men
The deployment of the men
The various medals the men will be receiving.
The discharge of many of the men
24)

What is Kersey's reply when Hodges asks him if there is somewhere his men can hold up until the fighting starts? (from Chapter 34)

Kersey invites the men to stay with him.
Kersey shows Hodges where a dry tent is located.
Kersey tells Hodges that he is not running a hotel.
Kersey sends them to the mess hall.
25)

How is Big Mac killed? (from Chapter 23 | Chapter 24)

He sets off a booby trap.
He falls in a raging river.
He is shot by a sniper.
He is hit by friendly fire.
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