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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through First Lieutenant Archie Joe Biggers; Specialist 4 Stephen A. Howard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of torpedoes do the VC put down to blow the fence at the hospital where Luther works?
(a) Stingray Torpedo.
(b) Mark 14 torpedo.
(c) Bangalore torpedo.
(d) Kaiten torpedo.

2. What is the name of Haywood's division?
(a) Red squad.
(b) Cacti Green.
(c) Blue squad.
(d) Montagnards.

3. What does Archie's scar from the fragments look like when it heals?
(a) A crooked stick.
(b) A crooked S.
(c) Lightning bolt.
(d) A smile.

4. How does Haywood avoid going to Chicago?
(a) He cuts himself.
(b) He says an an old wound is bothering him.
(c) He comes down with bronchitis.
(d) He pretends he has a relapse of malaria.

5. If Haywood's group is doing combat assault of a village, where would the command post be?
(a) On the edge of the village.
(b) In the center of the village.
(c) About 500 yards from the village.
(d) About 100 yards from the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Haywood's favorite game in high school?

2. When Haywood is moving in the night during a monsoon, how far does he fall when he falls into a well?

3. Out of fifty villages burned by Haywood's platoon, how many have VC suspects?

4. How many times does Studs Armstrong reenlist to stay in Vietnam?

5. In what year was Wallace Terry asked to fly to Saigon and cover a story on the role of the black soldier in the Vietnam War?

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