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

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

3. What network is covering Malik and his regiment on August 5, 1965?
(a) CNN.
(b) CBS.
(c) ABC.
(d) NBC.

4. How old was the youngest American soldier who died in combat in Vietnam?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

5. Whose name does Light Bulb look up first when he goes to the Vietnam Memorial?
(a) James Plummer.
(b) Robert Draper.
(c) LeRoy Tafoya.
(d) Michael Shea.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Louis dies, how much time did he have before he would have gone home?

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. When does Charles leave the military?

4. How many more months did Light Bulb have to serve when he left Vietnam?

5. Who was president when Wallace Terry was asked to cover a story on the role of the black soldier in the Vietnam War?

(see the answer key)

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