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

2. What does Haywood's father do?
(a) Factory worker.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Chef.
(d) Teacher.

3. When Haywood is sleeping in a rice paddy in the lowlands during monsoon season, how high does the water get?
(a) Up to his waist.
(b) Up to his neck.
(c) Up to his ankles.
(d) Up to his chest.

4. What does Charles decide that the war in Vietnam was fought for?
(a) To stop Communism.
(b) To save the Vietnamese.
(c) To stop the Chinese.
(d) Money.

5. How many men's stories does Wallace Terry tell in the book?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Haywood avoid going to Chicago?

2. What nationality are many of the shop owners in the area around the hospital where Luther works?

3. Which was the last branch of the service to integrate?

4. What is Haywood's favorite game in high school?

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

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