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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tommy's parents make him do when he went skinny dipping in a pond?
(a) Apologize to the owners.
(b) Tell his grandmother.
(c) Clean the shore of the pond.
(d) Walk down the street naked.

2. In what part of his body does Franks get shot?
(a) The shoulder.
(b) The back.
(c) The arm.
(d) The leg.

3. Why did Franks think Mexicans needed separate schools?
(a) They were not as smart.
(b) They spoke Spanish.
(c) They ate different food.
(d) They did not like white kids.

4. What does Franks say Clarke is good at?
(a) Seeing both sides of an issue.
(b) Presenting problems.
(c) Solving problems.
(d) Communicating.

5. Who gives Franks a tour of his CENTCOM region?
(a) His predecessor in the area.
(b) Saddam Hussein's cousin.
(c) The Crown Prince on Saudi Arabia.
(d) Tony Zinni.

6. What is Franks's training after Basic Training based on?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Routine.
(c) Memorization.
(d) History.

7. What month does Franks get to Vietnam?
(a) December.
(b) January.
(c) October.
(d) November.

8. In what month does Franks get to the CENTCOM station?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) October.

9. What organization did Franks's father get involved with for Franks?
(a) Boy Scouts.
(b) Big brothers.
(c) Mini Military.
(d) Marathons.

10. What bothers Franks when he returns from Vietnam?
(a) The anti-military feelings.
(b) The bad feelings towards the president.
(c) The lack of information from the front lines.
(d) The ignorance about Vietnam.

11. Why did Franks think blacks needed separate schools?
(a) They spoke differently.
(b) They were not as smart.
(c) They did not like white kids.
(d) They ate different food.

12. What were Franks's interests in high school?
(a) Girls and cars.
(b) Fighting and Eating.
(c) Sports and friends.
(d) Money and Traveling.

13. What do Smart Bombs use to track their targets?
(a) Lasers.
(b) Visual sightings.
(c) Satellite images.
(d) Radial beacons.

14. What kind of battery is Franks in control of after his college graduation?
(a) Howitzer.
(b) Aerial Raid.
(c) Jimmy Guns.
(d) Platform.

15. Where does Franks move in 1973?
(a) Germany.
(b) Japan.
(c) India.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Franks's first name?

2. What does Franks do at his first GI Party?

3. What did Franks say about the Smart Bombs?

4. Why does Franks think his parents are so racist?

5. What does the Army rely on in the case of the Cold War going hot?

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