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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. Why should Richard have been in the rear rather than in combat?
(a) Bad shoulder.
(b) Bad hip.
(c) Bad knees.
(d) Heart murmur.

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

3. What training does Charles get at Lai Khe?
(a) Guerrilla warfare.
(b) Auto mechanic.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Welding.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When does Charles leave the military?

3. Who are killed when Brooks fires a grenade launcher?

4. Why does Richard go on disability after serving as a federal agent?

5. What does Light Bulb's father do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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