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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through HM2 Luther C. Benton III; Specialist 5 Emmanuel J. Holloman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Light Bulb arrives in the area near the Ia Drang Valley, how long had a man been standing on a mine?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 15 minutes.

2. How old was Malik when he joined the Marines?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

3. Where did Light Bulb go to college for a semester before enlisting?
(a) Indiana State University.
(b) University of Illinois.
(c) Bowling Green State University.
(d) Southern Illinois University.

4. In the early years of the Vietnam War, what percent of fatalities were blacks?
(a) 11 percent.
(b) 45 percent.
(c) 33 percent.
(d) 23 percent.

5. How much schooling did Charles's father have?
(a) High-school education.
(b) Fourth-grade education.
(c) Eighth-grade education.
(d) Second-grade education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Light Bulb do his basic training?

2. Why is Luther chosen to escort the Gemini 10 astronauts to sick bay?

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

4. What does the blast from the weapon that the VC fire at the bunker during the hospital attack do to Luther?

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

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