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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Specialist 4 Haywood T. Kirkland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medal does Luther get for his part in the hospital attack?
(a) Meritorious Service Medal.
(b) Silver Star.
(c) Bronze Star.
(d) Distinguished Service Medal.

2. How old was Haywood in 1960?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

3. 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?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1967.

4. Where were Charles's family from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Mississippi.

5. 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?
(a) Goats.
(b) Villagers.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Viet Cong.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Bronze Stars does Richard receive in Vietnam?

2. When Haywood is moving in the night during a monsoon, how far does he fall when he falls into a well?

3. How many days and nights does Charles say that it rains during monsoon season?

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

5. Out of fifty villages burned by Haywood's platoon, how many have VC suspects?

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