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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. Where does Light Bulb do his basic training?
(a) Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
(b) Fort Knox, Kentucky.
(c) Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
(d) Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

2. Why does Richard go on disability after serving as a federal agent?
(a) He was shot in the leg.
(b) He was shot in the head.
(c) He was shot in the shoulder.
(d) He was shot in the chest.

3. How long does Richard stay at his church his first night home?
(a) From 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
(b) From 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
(c) From 7:00 to 11:30 p.m.
(d) From 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.

4. How many men's stories does Wallace Terry tell in the book?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

5. What does Light Bulb's father do for a living?
(a) Drives a truck.
(b) Is a cook in a restaurant.
(c) Is a janitor.
(d) Works in a factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much schooling did Charles's father have?

2. When Light Bulb and his unit are trying to extricate a helicopter that had been shot down, what do they keep hearing in the night?

3. Whose name does Light Bulb look up first when he goes to the Vietnam Memorial?

4. What kind of an infection does Charles get when they are out in the rain during monsoon season?

5. How old is Charles when he goes to Vietnam?

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