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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Specialist 4 Richard J. Ford III; Specialist 4 Charles Strong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Malik and his regiment use to burn down huts?
(a) Matches and dry brush.
(b) Zippos.
(c) Grenades.
(d) Torches.

2. When did Richard graduate from high school?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1966.

3. Where did Charles's family settle down?
(a) Florida.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Alabama.

4. What was the unemployment rate of black veterans?
(a) 80 percent more than white veterans.
(b) Half the rate of white veterans.
(c) 90 percent more than white veterans.
(d) Double the rate of white veterans.

5. How many more months did Light Bulb have to serve when he left Vietnam?
(a) Six months.
(b) One month.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Richard takes down the drug ring, where do he and his wife get to travel?

2. Where was Wallace Terry working when he was asked to cover a story on the role of the black soldier in the Vietnam War?

3. Where does Richard hold a party to arrest some drug pushers?

4. How many men's stories does Wallace Terry tell in the book?

5. In the early years of the Vietnam War, what percent of fatalities were blacks?

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