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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. How old is Charles when he goes to Vietnam?
(a) 21,
(b) 20.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

2. What news reporter is in the Amtrac with Malik on August 5, 1965?
(a) Homer Bigart.
(b) Walter Cronkite.
(c) Morley Safer.
(d) Martha Gellhorn.

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

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

5. How many Bronze Stars does Richard receive in Vietnam?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Light Bulb go to college for a semester before enlisting?

2. How old was the youngest American soldier who died in combat in Vietnam?

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

4. Where is Light Bulb's home town?

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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